A young paramedic is paired with a seasoned partner on the night shift in New York revealing a city in crisis. Discovering the chaos firsthand, he is tested with the ethical ambiguity that can be the difference between life and death.
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Sean Penn
Gene Rutkovsky
Tye Sheridan
Ollie Cross
Gbenga Akinnagbe
Verdis
Raquel Nave
Clara
Kali Reis
Nia
Michael Pitt
Lafontaine
Katherine Waterston
Nancy
Mike Tyson
Chief Burroughs
Onie Maceo Watlington
Sylvie
Alisa Mironova
Russian Wife
Director
Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire
Screenplay
Ben Mac Brown
Tagline
"Welcome to the frontlines."
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Revenue
$488,002
Production
Sculptor Media, Projected Picture Works, AZA Films, Two & Two Pictures, FilmNation Entertainment
Lachlan Thiele
May 28, 2023
INT. SEAN PENN AND THE MEDICAL MEN - DAY Truly a 'Midnight Movie' yet, was in competition at Cannes 76! Have your expectation set now, the drunker you are the better this will be! Can’t wait for the sequel: Fruit Flies FADE OUT.
Louisa Moore - Screen Zealots
July 17, 2024
Director Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire thoroughly succeeds at creating a bleak atmosphere of despair in “Asphalt City,” a dark, challenging project that is going to be a tough watch for many viewers. Based on the 2008 novel “Black Flies” by Shannon Burke, the film delves into the gritty reality of New York City as seen and experienced through the eyes of paramedics navigating the chaos and violence that ...
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