The film is based on a novel with the same name, written by Pirkko Saisio and published in 1981, though adapted to modern times.

[1] Concrete Night had its world premiere at Toronto International Film Festival in the Masters Series in September 2013.

It was selected as the Finnish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards, but was not nominated.

[3][4] Concrete Night tells about a 14-year-old boy named Simo (Johannes Brotherus) who still lacks his own sense of self and the ability to protect himself from his surroundings.

Finally a casual encounter with a photographer, whose intentions Simo misreads, launches him into blind fear, which explodes in panic stricken violence.