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The High Cost of Living (2010)

 -  Drama  -  22 April 2011 (Canada)
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The story of a young, pregnant woman whose world falls apart when she loses her child in a hit and run accident. As her life unravels,Nathalie finds an unlikely protector in Henry, a down ... See full summary »

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Cast overview, first billed only:
Isabelle Blais ...
Nathalie
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Henry Welles
Patrick Labbé ...
Michel
Julian Lo ...
Johnny
Aimee Lee ...
Wai Lin (as Aimée Lee)
Pierre Gendron ...
Detective Lambert
Sean Lu ...
Kenny
Anick Lemay ...
Julie
Nicole Braber ...
Lille
Graham Cuthbertson ...
Ian
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Anna
Tony Robinow ...
Dr. Rosen
Joujou Turenne ...
Nurse 1
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Eli
Ian Finlay ...
Paul
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The story of a young, pregnant woman whose world falls apart when she loses her child in a hit and run accident. As her life unravels,Nathalie finds an unlikely protector in Henry, a down and out guardian angel who has followed her thread. But Henry is not quite the angel he seems... Written by anonymous

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Henry Welles: You think I'd be willing to spend the rest of my life in jail because of an accident? Don't give me that much credit, I'm not that big of a man. I came back because of you, I came back because I knew if I didn't stand in front of you and apologize I wouldn't ever be able to live with myself. Now I don't know if that's conscience or love, but I do know that I'm not going to jail for my conscience. I'm going to jail for you.
Nathalie: That's not what I want. I don't want that.
Henry Welles: I know, but... it's the only ...
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Cost of Living covers all possible bases
24 November 2011 | by (United States) – See all my reviews

This riveting film is not your typical redemption movie, though you see in a realistic fashion the main character searching for it diligently. Zach Braff plays a man without boundaries or concern for consequence who is suddenly arrested by his own poor choices. The story follows relationships between people who connect, but, just like real life, not quite perfectly. You see the cost of these relationships, and how sometimes there is no pay off. I loved the character development and entire mood of the film. Braff, who I watched religiously on "Scrubs" is phenomenal and unrecognizable from previous roles. The entire cast is great and production and direction may have had budgeting problems, but not enough to take away from this gritty (I promised myself I wouldn't use that word) tale.


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