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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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Contemporary, grave, earnest and overwhelming.
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- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- cooloverwhelming
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Cast
- Sean PennGene Rutkovsky
- Tye SheridanOllie Cross
- Gbenga AkinnagbeVerdis
- Raquel NaveClara
- Kali ReisNia
- Michael PittLafontaine
- Katherine WaterstonNancy
- Mike TysonChief Burroughs
- Onie Maceo WatlingtonSylvie
- Alisa MironovaRussian Wife
Crew
- Jean-Stéphane SauvaireDirector
- Ben Mac BrownScreenplay
- Ryan KingScreenplay
- Shannon BurkeNovel
- David UngaroDirector of Photography
- Nicolas BeckerOriginal Music Composer
- Saar KleinEditor
- Katie McQuerreyEditor
- Tye SheridanProducer
- Tina WangProducer
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Pairings
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