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Asphalt City

Asphalt City

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20246.22h 0m

Overview

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.

Directed by Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire
Written by Ben Mac Brown, Shannon Burke, Ryan King
Produced by Tye Sheridan, Tina Wang, Warren T. Goz
Box Office0Revenue: $488K

Top Cast

Sean Penn

Sean Penn

Gene Rutkovsky

Tye Sheridan

Tye Sheridan

Ollie Cross

Gbenga Akinnagbe

Gbenga Akinnagbe

Verdis

Raquel Nave

Raquel Nave

Clara

Kali Reis

Kali Reis

Nia

Michael Pitt

Michael Pitt

Lafontaine

Katherine Waterston

Katherine Waterston

Nancy

Mike Tyson

Mike Tyson

Chief Burroughs

Onie Maceo Watlington

Onie Maceo Watlington

Sylvie

Alisa Mironova

Alisa Mironova

Russian Wife

Themes & Keywords

new york citybased on novel or booktraumadrugsparamedicmedical

About Asphalt City

Asphalt City is a thriller, drama film released in 2024 exploring themes of new york city, based on novel or book, trauma, drugs, paramedic, medical. Directed by Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire, it stars Sean Penn, Tye Sheridan, Gbenga Akinnagbe. 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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