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Asphalt City

Asphalt City

6,2 /10 (225 Votes)
2023 EN 120 min

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.

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Release date

12/05/2023

Votes

225

Popularity

1.9

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Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

120 min

Revenue

$488,002

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Lachlan Thiele

Lachlan Thiele

2023-05-28

⭐ 4

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.

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Louisa Moore - Screen Zealots

2024-07-17

⭐ 6

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 beats beneath the urban jungles of America. The film tells the story of a young paramedic named Ollie Cross (Tye Sheridan) who, in preparation for medical school, is assigned to the night shift wit…

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