Filipino comedy The Girl Allergic to WiFi heads to Netflix
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Rebecca Hawkes
| 08 August 2019

Netflix has acquired hit Filipino rom-com The Girl Allergic to WiFi, directed by Jun Robles Lana, to release globally on 21 August.

The quirky comedy tells the tale of the difficulties faced by a teenage girl diagnosed with Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity Disorder (EHS), which means she has to dispose of all electronic gadgets.

The film stars Sue Ramirez, Jameson Blake and Markus Paterson.

“I am excited that our film will reach the diverse audience of Netflix,” said author-come-director Jun Robles Lana.

“The younger viewers will see themselves in the characters and perhaps wonder what it’s like to be suddenly disconnected from the digital world. Older viewers, meanwhile, will see the nostalgia and see how life, and love, survived without technology.”

The Girl Allergic to WiFi was produced by Cignal Entertainment, October Train Films and The IdeaFirst Company, and received its first run during the Film Development Council of the Philippines’ 2018 Pista Ng Pelikulang Pilipino film festival.

It follows the acquisition of three other Filipino films by Netflix in the past year, namely the thriller Aurora directed by Yam Laranas, Mikhail Red’s blockbuster Eerie and Erik Matti’s action movie BuyBust, from 2018.

Last year the subscription video-on-demand giant also began streaming Filipino series, Amo, following a tie-up with local broadcaster TV5.