The High Cost of Living (2010)

Directed by

Deborah Chow

Genre

drama film

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 33m

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 35 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A pregnant woman is hit by a car and loses her baby but must carry the child to term. A drug dealer feels guilty about the accident and his life becomes connected with hers as they both deal with their pain.

sombermelancholicslow-burngrief-strickenemotionalintimatebleakcharacter-driven

What happens

The High Cost of Living is a 2010 Canadian drama film starring Zach Braff, Isabelle Blais and Aimee Lee. Written and directed by Deborah Chow and set in Montreal, the film centers on a young, pregnant woman whose world falls apart when she is involved in a hit-and-run accident that forces her to carry her dead child until its birth, and a grief-stricken drug dealer whose life becomes intertwined with hers as both struggle to cope with loss, guilt, and the consequences of their choices. The film made its debut at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival, and was released theatrically in April 2011. It won TIFF's award for Best Canadian First Feature Film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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