Top billed cast

1. 

   Sean Penn

   Gene Rutkovsky

2. 

   Tye Sheridan

   Ollie Cross

3. 

   Gbenga Akinnagbe

   Verdis

4. 

   Raquel Nave

   Clara

5. 

   Kali Reis

   Nia

6. 

   Michael Pitt

   Lafontaine

7. 

   Katherine Waterston

   Nancy

8. 

   Mike Tyson

   Chief Burroughs

9. 

   Onie Maceo Watlington

   Sylvie

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Reviews

A review by Louisa Moore - Screen Zealots

Written by Louisa Moore - Screen Zealots on 2024-07-17

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 ...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$488,002.00

Keywords

• new york city
• based on novel or book
• trauma
• drugs
• paramedic
• medical