---
title: 'The High Cost of Living (2010)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Deborah Chow'
released: '2010-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 93
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Canada'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-high-cost-of-living-2010'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1479388/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The High Cost of Living (2010)

2010 · 93 min · Drama · Canada


## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Editor:** [Benjamin Duffield](https://cinepixo.com/people/benjamin-duffield), [Jonathan Alberts](https://cinepixo.com/people/jonathan-alberts)
- **Screenplay:** [Deborah Chow](https://cinepixo.com/people/deborah-chow)
- **Director:** [Deborah Chow](https://cinepixo.com/people/deborah-chow)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Normand Corbeil](https://cinepixo.com/people/normand-corbeil)
- **Producer:** [Kim Berlin](https://cinepixo.com/people/kim-berlin), [Susan Schneir](https://cinepixo.com/people/susan-schneir)

## Cast

- [Isabelle Blais](https://cinepixo.com/people/isabelle-blais)
- [Pierre Gendron](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-gendron)
- [Anick Lemay](https://cinepixo.com/people/anick-lemay)
- [Aimee Lee](https://cinepixo.com/people/aimee-lee) as Wai Lin
- [Julian Lo](https://cinepixo.com/people/julian-lo) as Johnny
- [Patrick Labbé](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-labbe)
- [Zach Braff](https://cinepixo.com/people/zach-braff)

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Official site: http://highcost-thefilm.com/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-high-cost-of-living-2010
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