The High Cost of Living

Director Deborah Chow
Year 2010
Run Time 97min
Genre Drama
When Henry (Braff) makes a wrong turn and runs his car into Nathalie (Blais), he’s horrified by what he’s done. A drug dealer who’s terrified of being found by the police, Henry takes off, leaving Nathalie — eight months pregnant and unconscious — lying in the street.

In the days to come, Henry is overcome by guilt and sets out to find the woman he hit. Her life nearly destroyed by the accident, Nathalie needs a friend, and ends up finding one in the compassionate and charming Henry. Slowly, Nathalie comes out of her shell and starts to rebuild her life.

As their unlikely relationship develops, Henry must work hard to conceal his real identity and keep the truth from ruining his new friendship.

Director

Deborah Chow

Chow is a filmmaker whose debut feature, The High Cost of Living, won Best Canadian First Feature at TIFF. She has directed adaptations of V.C. Andrews’ Dollanganger Saga, which includes Flowers in the Attic and four other novels. She has also directed episodes of many shows including Murdoch Mysteries, Iron Fist, The Vampire Diaries, Fear the Walking Dead, Jessica Jones, Better Call Saul, American Gods, The Mandalorian, and she produced and directed all episodes of the mini-series Obi-Wan Kenobi.

 

Writer

Deborah Chow

Cast

Zach Braff, Isabelle Blais, Patrick Labbé

Producers

Kim Berlin, Susan Schneir

Genre

Drama

Interests

Asian Filmmaker, Family Relationships, Female Filmmaker, Strong Female Leads

Original Language

English

Language Version

EN CC

Canadian Distributor

Film Option International