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Mood:
- BittersweetEmotionalGloomySentimentalTouching
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Plot:
- Hidden IdentityDealing With DeathRedemptionFriendshipLife Turned Upside DownDishonestyLife is a BitchFriends more...
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Genres:
- DramaRomance
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Time/Period:
- Contemporary21st Century
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Place:
- CanadaUrban
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- Date Night
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- Voice Over
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- Drugs/Alcohol
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The High Cost of Living, 2010
English
Canada
Profile of The High Cost of Living
The High Cost of Living can be described as bittersweet, emotional, and gloomy. The plot revolves around a life turned upside-down, hidden identities, and dealing with death. The main genres are drama and romance. In terms of style, The High Cost of Living includes a voice over. In approach, it is serious and realistic. It is set, at least in part, in an urban environment. The High Cost of Living is located in Canada. It takes place in contemporary times. It is well suited for a date night. Note that The High Cost of Living involves drugs/alcohol.
Summary of The High Cost of Living
A tragedy brings together two strangers in this independent drama from Canada. Nathalie Beauchamp (Isabelle Blais) and Henry Welles (Zach Braff) live just a few blocks away from one another in Montreal, but they have precious little in common. Nathalie is married to a wealthy man (Patrick Labbe), has a fine home and is excited about the birth of her first child in a month. Henry, on the other hand, supports himself dealing drugs, rents a grubby Chinatown flat and lives his life in constant motion. One night, Henry accidentally runs into Nathalie's car and speeds off before the police can catch up with him. Henry's conscience gets the better of him and he tracks down Nathalie to see if she's OK; he's crushed when he learns that she's fine, but her baby died and she'll be giving birth to a stillborn infant. Nathalie's husband reacts in a callous fashion to the news and she turns her back on him, setting out on her own. Henry befriends Nathalie and offers to take her in as she tries to start a new life; however, he doesn't have the courage to tell her it was his actions that set these events in motion. The first feature film from writer and director Deborah Chow, The High Cost Of Living was an official selection at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | Canada |
| Release date: | 20 April 2011 |
| Runtime: | 97 min |
Cast and Crew
as Henry Welles
as Nathalie
as Michel
as Wai Lin
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Users Reviews
- 27.October.2011
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- by: Guy
- Guy rated this movie7/10Good
- 15.May.2011
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- by: TimBurton
- TimBurton rated this movie7/10Good
