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Asphalt City

Welcome to the frontlines.

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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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Status
Released
Budget
—
Box office
$488K
Language
English
  • new york city
  • based on novel or book
  • trauma
  • drugs
  • paramedic
  • medical
  • intense

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Produced in

United Kingdom, United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical29 Mar 2024
  • United KingdomGB

    • Digital / OTT18Prime Video19 Apr 2024
    • Digital / OTT189 Dec 2024
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical1628 Mar 2024
  • FranceFR

    • PremiereCannes Film Festival18 May 2023
  • ItalyIT

    • Theatrical23 Jan 2025
  • KuwaitKW

    • Theatrical30 May 2024
  • LebanonLB

    • Theatrical30 May 2024
  • NetherlandsNL

    • Theatrical1628 Mar 2024
  • New ZealandNZ

    • Digital / OTTR161 Jun 2024
  • PolandPL

    • PremiereEnerga Camerimage International Filmfestival12 Nov 2023
  • PortugalPT

    • TheatricalM/1615 May 2025
  • Puerto RicoPR

    • Theatrical (limited)RFine Arts25 Apr 2024

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Asphalt City was released on 28 March 2024.

Audience reviews

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    Lachlan Thiele

    5/28/2023

    4/10

    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

    7/17/2024

    6/10

    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 ur…

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