Kings of Coke (2022)

Directed by

Julian Sher

Genre

documentary film

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

14A

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary profiles an organized crime ring that started in a Montreal neighborhood in the 1950s. It shows how the gang operated and grew over the decades using interviews and archival material.

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What happens

Kings of Coke is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Julian Sher and released in 2022. 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. The film premiered November 7, 2022 on Crave. The film received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Documentary Program at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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