''Connected'' is a 2022 Filipino youth-oriented
romantic comedy film directed by
Theodore Boborol
Theodore Capistrano Boborol (born December 19, 1979) is a Filipino film and television director who started as a creative researcher for Star Cinema in 2000. Boborol made his directorial debut with the teen romantic comedy-drama film '' Just the ...
, starring former ''
Pinoy Big Brother: Connect'' housemates
Kobie Brown
Kobie Rhys Literal Brown (born 12 October 2003) is a Filipino-British actor, singer, and television personality. He came to prominence in 2020 when he joined '' Pinoy Big Brother: Connect,'' where he was dubbed as "Charming Striker ng Parañaqu ...
,
Andi Abaya
Andrea Dennise Lim Abaya (born 8 January 2002), better known as Andi Abaya, is a Filipino-Chinese actress, singer, dancer and television personality. She was first seen on Philippine TV in December 2020 as a housemate of ''Pinoy Big Brother: Co ...
, Ralph Malibunas, Gail Banawis, Chico Alicaya, Amanda Zamora, and ''PBB'' co-host
Richard Juan as they navigate all their different personalities while finding a sense of purpose, love, attention, and the struggle to combat feelings of isolation in a connected world.
It is also the first movie produced by
Star Magic Studios,
serving as the newly-formed studio's realization of its vision to produce movies that will showcase its artists' talents in the most perfect yet challenging roles for them.
Premise
With a desire to connect to something "greater than themselves," three different stories from
Gen Z
Generation Z (or more commonly Gen Z for short), colloquially known as zoomers, is the Western demographic cohort succeeding Millennials and preceding Generation Alpha. Researchers and popular media use the mid-to-late 1990s as starting bir ...
or
Zoomers
Generation Z (or more commonly Gen Z for short), colloquially known as zoomers, is the Western demographic cohort succeeding Millennials and preceding Generation Alpha. Researchers and popular media use the mid-to-late 1990s as starting birth ...
are formed because of a connection by a
café which prohibits them from using social media and their gadgets, and faced and felt the agony and pleasure of being in love.
Cast
Main cast
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Kobie Brown
Kobie Rhys Literal Brown (born 12 October 2003) is a Filipino-British actor, singer, and television personality. He came to prominence in 2020 when he joined '' Pinoy Big Brother: Connect,'' where he was dubbed as "Charming Striker ng Parañaqu ...
as Topher
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Andi Abaya
Andrea Dennise Lim Abaya (born 8 January 2002), better known as Andi Abaya, is a Filipino-Chinese actress, singer, dancer and television personality. She was first seen on Philippine TV in December 2020 as a housemate of ''Pinoy Big Brother: Co ...
as Gabbie
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Ralph Malibunas as Gen
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Gail Banawis as Fin
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Chico Alicaya as Rocky
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Amanda Zamora
''Pinoy Big Brother: Connect'' was the ninth main and fifteenth season of '' Pinoy Big Brother'' which premiered on A2Z and Kapamilya Channel from December 6, 2020 to March 14, 2021. The show was also simulcast and digitally streamed via ABS-CBN ...
as Sandy
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Richard Juan as Sky
Supporting cast
* Peewee O' Hara as Yayay Juaning
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Justin Cuyugan as Lorenz Toledo
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Che Ramos-Cosio as Mira Toledo
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Marife Necesito as Gabbie's mother
* Jonic Magno as Gabbie's father
* Skyzx Labastilla as Gen's mother
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Russu Laurente as Paul
Production
According to Star Magic and
ABS-CBN Entertainment Production Head Laurenti Dyogi, Star Magic Studios is one of the exciting plans for Star Magic’s 30th year anniversary, with this being the maiden offering of the new film sub-company.
Casting
It was revealed that Brown, Abaya, Malibunas, Banawis, Alicaya, Zamora, and Juan were handpicked by Dyogi himself to star in the movie,
and is considered the group's first starring roles in a film.
Release
Connected was released worldwide on July 22, 2022, via
iWantTFC, KTX.ph,
SKY Pay-Per-View, and
TFC IPTV.
Theatrical
The movie had its theatrical release on the same day of its worldwide release, with Boborol and the main cast except Abaya and Banawis gracing the red carpet event. The event was also attended by Dyogi, and some former ''Pinoy Big Brother'' housemates from previous seasons.
Marketing
The movie's full trailer was released on June 24, 2022 on ABS-CBN Entertainment's social media accounts.
Critical response
Fred Hawson, writing for KTX.ph, described writer Mary Rose Colindres's concept as "(woving) three stories of young love into the mix," and who "was also able to weave in a little detail about a lost pin with a motivational message which worked its magic with everyone, and this was very ingenious." Hawson also went on to describe Abaya and Alicaya as showing "the most promise so far" among the six neophyte actors.
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, tt21146950
Filipino-language films
Philippine romantic comedy films
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2022 films