WATCH: ‘Ang Babaeng Allergic Sa WiFi’ explores how to make love connection without the internet | Inquirer Entertainment

WATCH: ‘Ang Babaeng Allergic Sa WiFi’ explores how to make love connection without the internet

/ 06:27 PM November 27, 2017

Love in the time of the internet: couple hashtags, love letters on chat, and selfies on every date.

Teenager Norma (Sue Ramirez) has even gone as far as to make a joint social media account for her and her boyfriend Leo.

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Then she turns out to have a nightmarish illness known as electromagnetic hypersensitivity, meaning she cannot be around gadgets or (gasp!) Wi-Fi.

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Jun Robles Lana’s passion project “Ang Babaeng Allergic sa Wi-Fi” explores how to navigate love in the digital age without the internet.

Sent to a far-flung area with no signal, she and Leo are forced into a long-distance relationship. But it’s Leo’s brother (Jameson Blake) who makes his presence felt in Norma’s life — in Leo’s name.

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The movie stars Yayo Aguila as Norma’s concerned mother, Boots Anson Roa as Norma’s doting grandmother, and Angeli Nicole Sanoy as Blake’s voice of reason.

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The freshly packaged love story drew netizens’ attention: its digitally-released trailer hit one million views on Facebook in just eight hours.

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The film will be released in 2018. JB

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