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THE HIGH COST OF LIVING (Past Film)
SALES All rights, World DISTR Theatrical, TV, DVD-video, VOD, Airline, World, CANADA
Release date : Apr 22, 2011
 
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Completed - ENGLISH, FRENCH - Drama - 92 minutes

Log Line

The High Cost of Living is the story of Nathalie, a young pregnant woman whose world falls apart when she loses her baby in a hit and run accident. As her life unravels, she stumbles across Henry – who has been searching for his victim.

Media

Previous markets

  • Cannes 2010 (Debut)
  • Toronto 2010 (Premiere)
  • Berlin EFM 2011 (Screening)
  • Berlin EFM 2012 (Line up)
Full history

Year of production : 2010

Director(s) : Deborah CHOW
Writer(s) : Deborah CHOW
Cast : Zach BRAFF, Isabelle BLAIS, Patrick LABBÉ

Producer(s) : Kim BERLIN (Sukifilms), Susan SCHNEIR (Sukifilms)

Synopsis

It starts with an accident. Henry (Zach Braff) makes a wrong turn and crashes into Nathalie (Isabelle Blais). In a fit of panic, and over the legal limit, he cuts and runs, leaving Nathalie lying in the street, unconscious, bleeding and eight months pregnant. She wakes up in the hospital only to find her bright future destroyed and the baby she is still carrying, dead. Her husband, Michel (Patrick Labbé) is too unnerved and emotionally bereft to deal with the tragedy. As her life unravels, she stumbles across Henry – who has been searching for his victim. Unaware of what he has done, Nathalie sees him as an unlikely guardian angel, everything Michel is not – compassionate, charming and a little crazy. She finds a welcome relief in the tall, rumpled stranger that seems only too willing to offer her refuge. But Henry has his own problems. His past misdeeds are catching up, and he soon discovers that the police are steadily closing in. The inevitable collision will force both Henry and Nathalie to confront loss, labour and life, and to ultimately decide whether the cost of living is worth the price.

Production

Country(ies) : CANADA

Start of shooting : February 2010

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