# Asphalt City (2024)

> Two New York paramedics confront escalating danger and moral exhaustion during brutal overnight ambulance calls.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/442049

## Facts

- Runtime: 120 min
- Genres: Thriller, Drama
- Director: Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire
- Cast: Sean Penn, Tye Sheridan, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Raquel Nave, Kali Reis, Michael Pitt, Katherine Waterston, Mike Tyson
- TMDB rating: 6.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9663896/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: bleak, harrowing, claustrophobic, serious movie night, socially conscious viewing

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