Connected (traditional Chinese: 保持通話; simplified Chinese: 保持通话; pinyin: Bao chi tong hua; Cantonese Yale: Bo chi tung wah; Literal title: Maintain the telephone conversation) is a 2008 Hong Kong action-crime thriller film directed by Benny Chan. It is a remake of the 2004 American thriller Cellular, making this film the first Chinese-language film to remake an American film. [1] It is also the first film to be produced by Sirius Satellite Radio's production arm Sirius Pictures International.
Connected stars Louis Koo as a man who receives a distressing phone call on his cellular phone from a young woman (Barbie Hsu) who has been kidnapped by a gang of corrupt Interpol agents who have a hidden agenda. For the film, both lead actors shot their scenes separately, only sharing one scene together.
Shot entirely in Hong Kong, Chan described Connected as the most difficult film in his career, as he tried to make the film appeal to Chinese audiences, while trying to improve on Cellular. The film was released in Hong Kong, Malaysia, and China on 25 September 2008, with a Singaporean release on 1 October 2008.