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Duration
  

Country
  
Canada

6.8/10
IMDb

Director
  
Anne Wheeler

Language
  
English

Writer
  
James Defelice
,
Anne Wheeler
,
Brian Doyle

Release date
  
September 17, 1992 (1992-09-17)

Angel Square is a 1990 Canadian film set in 1945 and based on the novel of the same title by Brian Doyle (many of whose books are set in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada).

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Summary

In Angel Square, Wheeler deals with random street crime. Ned Beatty stars as a standard-issue husband and father in a "safe" neighbourhood. Beatty's sense of security is violated when he is brutally beaten by a youth gang. The familial spirit of Bye Bye Blues is carried over into the climax of Angel Square, with Beatty's neighbours uniting to track down his assailants.

Cast

  • Julie Bond as Mother
  • Jay Brazeau as Mr. Rozenberg
  • Nicola Cavendish as Aunt Dottie
  • Brian Dooley as Bert
  • Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge as Coco
  • Leon Pownall as Blue Cheeks
  • Vlasta Vrána as Logg
  • Paul Whitney as Mr. Ritchie
  • Ned Beatty as Ozzie

    • Awards

    In 1991 it won 3 Genie Awards:

  • George Blondheim & Anne Wheeler for Best Original Song
  • Garrell Clark & Paul A. Sharpe for Best Overall Sound
  • Alison Grace, Gael MacLean, Anne Bakker, Debra Rurak, & Cal Shumiatcher for Best Adapted Screenplay

    • References

    Angel Square Wikipedia
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    Angel Square IMDb Angel Square themoviedb.org