| Concrete Angels | |
| Director: | Carlo Liconti |
| Producer: | Anthony Kramreither Carlo Liconti |
| Starring: | Joseph Di Mambro Omie Craden Luke McKeehan Tony Nardi |
| Music: | Robert Miller |
| Editing: | John Harding |
| Studio: | Brightstar Films |
| Distributor: | Cineplex Odeon |
| Runtime: | 97 minutes |
| Country: | Canada |
| Language: | English |
Concrete Angels is a Canadian musical drama film, directed by Carlo Liconti and released in 1987.[1] Set in 1964, the film centres on a group of teenagers in a working class ethnic neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario. After a radio station announces a battle of the bands competition whose prize will be the opportunity to open for The Beatles at Maple Leaf Gardens, the boys form a band with the hopes of winning the competition.[1]
The film stars Joseph Di Mambro as Bello, the band's leader and singer; Omie Craden as Ira, the drummer; Luke McKeehan as Sean, the guitarist; and Tony Nardi as Sal, Bello's uncle who owns the neighbourhood pool hall.[2]
Nardi received a Genie Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor at the 9th Genie Awards.[3]