Asphalt City
(2024)
★ 6.2 IMDb · 235 votes
Year: 2024
Runtime: 125 мин
Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
Director: Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire
Cast: Шон Пенн, Тай Шеридан, Гбенга Акиннагбе, Raquel Nave, Кали Рейс, Майкл Питт, Кэтрин Уотерстон, Майк Тайсон, Onie Maceo Watlington, Alisa Mironova
Plot
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.
Asphalt City follows Ollie Cross (Tye Sheridan), a young paramedic assigned to the NYC night shift with an uncompromising and seasoned partner Gene Rutkovsky (Sean Penn). The dark nights reveal a city in crisis; Rutkovsky guides Cross, as each 911 call is often dangerous and uncertain, putting their lives on the line every day to help others. Cross soon discovers firsthand the chaos and awe of a job that careens from harrowing to heartfelt, testing his relationship with Rutkovsky and the ethical ambiguity that can be the difference between life and death.