
Singapore Film Database
The High Cost of Living
Directed by
Leonard Lai Yok Wai
Year
Runtime
2006
96 minutes
Genre
Action, Thriller
Language
Mandarin, English
Synopsis
In the modern city of Singapore, everybody has a set path to follow. But once in a while, someone attempts to step off it. THE HIGH COST OF LIVING centers on Gid & Long, two different yet similar persons on the opposite sides of the law. They are about to find out what happens to those who do.
Gid earns a living by eliminating problems for his clients. Terminally. He is a killer for hire but not a very good one. His actions have not gone unnoticed and his latest job has attracted the attention of the authorities. Gid soon finds himself being hunted by Long, a professional government assassin whose marriage to his wife, Sulee, is failing because of what he does. Gid’s long-time friend, Aloysius and his girlfriend, Lily, becomes involved in the mess as he desperately tries to rectify the situation. Gid’s only hope is that he can get out before Long catches up with him. A trail of bodies lead all the main players to a high tension hostage situation where they will have to deal with not just the police gathering outside, but also with their own broken relationships inside. When it is all over, none of them will come out the same.

Producer(s)
Ong Thiam Seng
Produced by
Digital Media Academy, Singapore Film Commission
International Sales/Distribution
Cast
Timothy Nga, Roy Ngerng, Yeo Yann Yann, Andrea Lim, Brian Liau, Jean Low, Joseph Quek
Tags
2006, Action, Thriller, Hitman, Hunted, Assassin, Marriage, Murder, Relationship