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 |
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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]