Four kids, one impossible choice — survive the streets or betray your soul.
We're in the midst of a revolution. With protests and uprisings taking place all over the world in the name of justice, we find ourselves in a time where the world is finally ready to hear the voice of the inner city. Asbury Park echoes that voice, revealing a tale of injustice through the eyes of four inner-city youths. They dream of making it out of the hood, but in order to survive, they'll be forced to choose between being law-abiding citizens and doing what's right.
Acting
Felicia Pearson's quiet intensity steals every scene.
Writing
Dialogue that actually sounds like real people talking.
Direction
Legend builds pressure like a slow-motion car crash.
Director
Legend
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Jamal Woolard played Biggie in 'Notorious' (2009) — this is basically his 'what happened to the neighborhood after' sequel.
Shot in the real Asbury Park, NJ — the same streets Springsteen romanticized, now showing what gentrification left behind.
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