The High Cost of Living

The High Cost of Living
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Deborah Chow
Produced by	Kim Berlin Susan Schneir
Written by	Deborah Chow
Starring	Zach Braff Isabelle Blais Patrick Labbé
Music by	Normand Corbeil
Cinematography	Claudine Sauvé
Edited by	Jonathan Alberts Benajmin Duffield
Production company	Suki Films
Distributed by	Tribeca Film
Release date	15 September 2010 (2010-09-15) (Toronto) 22 April 2011 (2011-04-22)
Running time	92 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English and French

The High Cost Of Living is a 2010 indie drama film set in Montreal, Canada, 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 loses her child in a hit and run accident.

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.

The story tells of a young, pregnant woman (Isabelle Blais) 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 (Zach Braff), a down and out guardian angel who has followed her thread. But Henry is not quite an angel, and she struggles to come to terms with the loss. Nathalie begins to rely on Henry, and even begin to love him. However, it becomes apparent to Nathalie that he is a drug dealer, and she accepts this but tells him he should change his ways. Later, as Nathalie and the police are trying to find the man that hit her, it is revealed to be Henry. He then goes to her telling he will turn himself in because that is all he can give her since she cannot forgive him. To prove that he will he calls the detective and leaves his number. Earlier in the movie she asked him if he would accompany her when she gives birth to her stillborn, in the end he still goes. After the OR doors shut on him, the police return his call.