Desconexión

Following several interwoven stories, connected by the consequences of misused modern technology, DISCONNECT is a bittersweet parable about how failures to communicate ruin our relationships. A hard-working lawyer, attached to his cell phone, can't find the time to communicate with his family. An estranged couple uses the internet as a means to escape from their lifeless marriage. A widowed ex-cop struggles to raise a mischievous son who cyber-bullies a classmate. An ambitious journalist sees a career-making story in a teen that performs on an adult-only site. They are strangers, neighbors and colleagues and their stories collide in this riveting dramatic thriller about ordinary people desperate for a human connection. DISCONNECT explores the consequences of modern technology and how it affects and defines our daily relationships. (HBO Europe)