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''Concrete Angels'' is a Canadian musical drama film, directed by Carlo Liconti and released in 1987."Concrete Angels fail to beat odds in T.O.". ''
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'', December 4, 1987.
Set in 1964, the film centres on a group of teenagers in a working class ethnic neighbourhood in
Toronto Toronto ( , locally pronounced or ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, most populous city in Canada. It is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. With a p ...
,
Ontario Ontario is the southernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Located in Central Canada, Ontario is the Population of Canada by province and territory, country's most populous province. As of the 2021 Canadian census, it ...
. After a radio station announces a battle of the bands competition whose prize will be the opportunity to open for
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Maple Leaf Gardens Maple Leaf Gardens is a historic building located at the northwest corner of Carlton Street and Church and Wellesley, Church Street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The building was originally constructed in 1931 as an indoor arena to host ice hoc ...
, the boys form a band with the hopes of winning the competition. 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. This was the final film of actor
Gary Grimes Gary Grimes (born June 2, 1955) is an American retired actor. Biography Grimes was born in San Francisco, California. His uncle was actor Rudy Solari. Grimes' first major role was in the 1971 film '' Summer of '42'', playing a teenager, based on ...
, before retiring and going into a career of helping refugees who emigrated legally in America. Nardi received a
Genie Award The Genie Awards were given out annually by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to recognize the best of Canadian cinema from 1980–2012. They succeeded the Canadian Film Awards (1949–1978), known as the "Etrog Awards" for sculptor ...
nomination for Best Supporting Actor at the 9th Genie Awards."Un zoo and Mermaids top Genie nominations". ''
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'', February 17, 1988.


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* 1987 films Canadian musical drama films English-language Canadian films Films set in Toronto Films shot in Toronto 1980s musical drama films 1987 drama films Canadian rock music films 1980s English-language films 1980s Canadian films English-language musical drama films 1987 musical films {{musical-drama-film-stub