Asphalte is a 2015 French-language Comedy Drama film directed by Samuel Benchetrit and produced by Julien Madon and Eric Pujol under the banner of La Camera Deluxe in collaboration with Maje Productions and Single Man Productions. Against the backdrop of a dilapidated apartment building in the heart of the French urban jungle, stories of social anonymity, loneliness, and the painful effect of time's penetrating caress become intertwined with selfless acts of kindness, solidarity, and an odd encounter with the paradox. After experiencing firsthand life's cruel irony, the parsimonious tenant, Sternkowitz, concocts a spur-of-the-moment plan to make a good first impression on a lonely night-shift nurse, relying on his old Polaroid camera. In the meantime, the insecure movie star, Jeanne Meyer, stands powerless before the unstoppable force of youthful frankness, as her genuinely concerned next-door neighbour, Charly, becomes a beacon of self-confidence, and her improbable mentor. Then, out of the blue, the disoriented American astronaut, John McKenzie, winds up in kindly Madame Hamida's flat and realises that the mysteries of the cosmos can lead to a beautiful bond. Can there be tenderness in a bleak world? Written by Nick Riganas. Asphalte stars Isabelle Huppert, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Gustave Kervern, Michael Pitt, Tassadit Mandi, Jules Benchetrit and Thierry Gimenez. The screenplay is written by Samuel Benchetrit and Gabor Rassov which is inspired from Les Chroniques de l'Asphalte by Samuel Benchetrit. The music was composed by Rapha L. Cinematography was done by Pierre A m and editing by Thomas Fernandez. The motion picture has a running time of 100 minutes. It was released on 7th October 2015 in French and English languages. Distribution rights for the motion picture were acquired by Paradis Films.