A gritty story of two veterans who return home from Iraq only to find themselves trapped in the same North Philadelphia slums they joined the military to escape. Their lives collide as their own families become entangled in a web of crime and corruption.

The City of Brotherly Love has been the setting of countless films throughout the years. Yet certain areas of the city are seldom brought into the limelight. Cost of a Soul artfully portrays some of the very real dangers present in deep North Philadelphia. This is the tense and tragic tale of two soldiers, destined to live their lives in a volatile war zone abroad and at home. As they struggle to right their collective wrongs and protect what little family they have left, both men become ensnared by old habits, until the only foreseeable option is murder. According to the filmmakers, four actual murders were committed at filming locations mere days after filming concluded. -- Steve Saturn