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Connected on DVD in September

12 August 2010

On his way to the airport to see his young son off on a trip to Australia, single father Bob (Koo) receives a random phone call from a terrified woman called Grace Wong (Barbie Hsu), who claims to be a kidnap victim being held in an unknown location against her will. Grace implores Bob for his help in contacting the authorities, but when the police refuse to believe his story he realizes that he alone is responsible for the fate of Grace and for the lives of her brother and her daughter. When the kidnappers make a bold move to abduct Grace's daughter from her school, Bob's intervention takes him one step closer to identifying the criminals and solving the mystery. But in order to help Grace and her family, no matter what happens Bob must not only remain on the line to her at all times, he must also risk his own life to save those of three people he has never even met.

Benny Chan (Invisible Target; Robin-B-Hood; Divergence; New Police Story), one of Hong Kong cinema's most accomplished and prolific action movie directors, turns the tables on the Hollywood with Connected, his spectacular remake of the 2004 thriller, Cellular, which was directed by David R. Ellis (The Final Destination; Snakes On A Plane) and starred Kim Basinger, Chris Evans and William H. Macy. Connected stars Louis Koo (Flashpoint; Triangle; Robin-B-Hood), Nick Cheung (The Beast Stalker) and Louis Fan (Ip Man) and based on an original story by Larry Cohen (Captivity; Phone Booth), and will be available as a two-disc Ultimate Edition DVD on 20th September 2010 by Cine Asia at the RRP of £15.99. Special features will include:

  • Alternate, extended and deleted scenes;
  • Trailer gallery;
  • Making Of featurette;
  • Interview Gallery (Benny Chan; Nick Cheung; Louis Koo; Barbie Hsu);
  • Behind The Scenes (At The Airport; At The Abandoned Warehouse; Car Stunt Part 1; Car Stunt Part 2; At Grace's House).