China Connected is a China–Hong Kong co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.
Synopsis
保持通話
A debt collector receives a call from a woman who is kidnapped by an unknown gang. He thinks it is a joke but soon, he realises that it is not a prank.
China × Hong Kong Co-Production
Other China×Hong Kong titles
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Connected. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From China Film Group Corporation
Thriller + Action in China
49 China titles in our catalog blend the Thriller and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Connected itself).
The 2007–2009 China Window
Connected holds position #38 of 63 China films in the 2007–2009 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in China, 142 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Connected premiered alongside 16 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 16 other China films in 2008.
The 184th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Audience Engagement
87 audience reviews — more than 75% of China films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 64th percentile among China films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Connected, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- police detective · 3
- witness to a crime · 2
- distress signal · 1
- police corruption · 19
- hostage · 9
- remake · 101
- kidnapping · 72
- fight · 60
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #585 of 946 China films indexed here (38th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.3 points below the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Thriller productions specifically: #40 of 92 (top 43%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | China, Hong Kong |
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Spoken Languages | English, Cantonese, Mandarin |
| Production Companies | China Film Group Corporation, JCE Movies, Warner China Film HG Corporation, Armor Entertainment, BNJArmor |
| Runtime | 1h 50m |
| Release Date | September 25, 2008 |
| IMDb | tt1156506 |