Black Flies

Black Flies

Young paramedic Ollie Cross is partnered with experienced medic Rutkovsky, who thrusts him into the harsh realities of New York’s inner-city streets. Amidst high crime rates, homelessness, and widespread drug use, Ollie finds his perspective on life and death beginning to shift.

  • Released:
  • Runtime: 120 minutes
  • Genre: Drama, Thrillers
  • Stars: Tye Sheridan, Katherine Waterston, Kali Reis, Onie Maceo Watlington, Raquel Nave, Mike Tyson, Michael Pitt, Sean Penn, Alisa Mironova, Robert Oppel, Donna Glaesener, Decater James, Charrisse Matthews, Kareemeh Odeh
  • Director: Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire
 Comments
  • ubasarsahin - 12 June 2024
    Cast says it all!
    Beautiful cast. Beautiful storytelling. Intriguing from the very start until the end.

    I will always keep watching wherever Tye Sheridan stars in. His movies never fail to give me bad time. I always know I will have a quality time. He is capable of knowing how to play the one man show and how to carry on. For that he deserves congratulations.

    The movie digs into paramedics daily life and also very corners of NYC in such a realistic way. It doesn't try to play around with situations, it goes straightforward without a censor. For this, movie was really bold because it might be triggering for some.
  • nogodnomasters - 29 April 2024
    Not even with all the toys and training
    Ollie Cross (Tye Sheridan) is a rookie EMY in New York City. He is tossed into the fire working the night shift at a scene with multiple shootings and a hostile crowd. He is paired with Gene Rutkovsky (Sean Penn) a seasoned EMT who worked during 9-11. He learns to prioritize patients. Cross lives cheaply in Chinatown, saving money and studying for MCATS. The actions of the high-pressure jobs of the EMTs are scrutinized as there are hearings and suspensions for all kinds of misdeeds. Cross discovers that his partners through their experience not only play God, but judge, jury, and executioner. He finds the job difficult as well as the hazing aspect.

    The story gives us a peek into the stress that NYC EMTs have in doing their task. The acting was great, but the characters were not relatable.

    Guide: F-word, sex, nudity (Raquel Nave)