Kings of Coke
Appearance
Kings of Coke | |
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Based on | Montreal's Irish Mafia by D'Arcy O'Connor |
Written by | Nick Rose Julian Sher |
Directed by | Julian Sher |
Music by | Ramachandra Borcar |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producers | Andre Barro Annie Bourdeau Michael Kronish |
Cinematography | Geoffroy Beauchemin |
Editor | Benjamin Duffield |
Running time | 83 minutes |
Production companies | Connect Three Urbania |
Original release | |
Network | Crave |
Release | November 7, 2022 |
Kings of Coke is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Julian Sher and released in 2022.[1] Based on D'Arcy O'Connor's book Montreal's Irish Mafia, the film is a profile of the West End Gang, an organized crime ring that began in the Pointe-Saint-Charles neighbourhood of Montreal in the 1950s.[1]
The film premiered November 7, 2022 on Crave.[2]
The film received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Documentary Program at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Brendan Kelly, "Kings of Coke tells the tale of Montreal's infamous West End Gang". Montreal Gazette, November 8, 2022.
- ^ Jacob Carey, "New True Crime Documentary 'Kings of Coke' Digs Into Montreal’s Past As 'Bank Robbery Capital of North America'". Complex, November 8, 2022.
- ^ Pat Mullen, "2023 Canadian Screen Award Nominations for Documentary". Point of View, February 22, 2023.
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Categories:
- 2022 films
- 2022 documentary films
- 2020s Canadian films
- 2020s English-language films
- Canadian documentary television films
- English-language Canadian films
- Crave (TV network) original programming
- Documentary films about Montreal
- Documentary films about organized crime
- Films about organized crime in Canada
- Films about the Irish Mob
- West End Gang
- English-language documentary films
- 2020s Canadian film stubs
- 2020s documentary film stubs
- Canadian documentary film stubs