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Writers:
Jaume Balagueró (writer)
Luis Berdejo (writer)
Paco Plaza (writer)
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Release Date:
23 November 2007 (Spain) See more »
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Tagline:
One Witness. One Camera See more »
Plot:
"REC" turns on a young TV reporter and her cameraman who cover the night shift at the local fire station... See more » | Full synopsis »
Awards:
16 wins & 6 nominations See more »
User Reviews:
Excellent Film See more (268 total) »

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Manuela Velasco ... Ángela Vidal

Ferran Terraza ... Manu
Jorge-Yamam Serrano ... Policía Joven
Pablo Rosso ... Pablo
David Vert ... Álex
Vicente Gil ... Policía Adulto
Martha Carbonell ... Sra. Izquierdo

Carlos Vicente ... Guillem Marimon
María Teresa Ortega ... Abuela (as Ma Teresa Ortega)
Manuel Bronchud ... Abuelo
Akemi Goto ... Japonesa
Chen Min Kao ... Japonés (as Kao Chen-Min)
Maria Lanau ... Madre histérica
Claudia Silva ... Jennifer
Carlos Lasarte ... César
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Rated R for bloody horror violence and language.
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78 min
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Made and shot in real locations. No sets were built to make this movie.See more »
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: Near the end when Angela and Pablo are listening to the recorder in the penthouse, Angela is obviously rewinding the tape. However, the second time when she rewinds the tape, the audio implies that it was fast-forwarded.See more »
Quotes:
[first lines]
Ángela:Good evening, this is Angela Vidal speaking. Tonight, as usual, we will share this time...
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Movie Connections:
Spoofed in Es bello vivir (2008) (TV)See more »
Soundtrack:
Vudú (Extended Version)See more »

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Who is the girl in the penthouse? And who is the boy in the attic of the penthouse?
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91 out of 114 people found the following review useful.
Excellent Film, 2 April 2008
Author: FFAxDAVID from England

As previously commented, this is a hand held camera ala Blair witch type film made in a convincingly realistic style and gives the impression is real life rather than actors in a film.

Without spoiling too much,it is a classic Zombie film in an up-to date setting that although gory in parts aims more for the realism of its characters than on the more usual Hollywood special effects and settings that most try to emulate (but fail miserably at usually,especially when have a budget anywhere near the one obviously used in this film).

Do not get me wrong,low budget or not its excellently acted by its participants, not one seemed fake or out of place in their environment,and the script did not at any time seem contrived or out of place for the circumstances. The viewer can easily identify both with the characters and their re-actions to whats going on around them.

I have nothing bad to say of this film considering the restraints of the budget which may have been improved by better lighting etc, and i highly recommend any scare fans to watch this,as although there are only a few set pieces those that are in it are ideally filmed and timed,bit like when the head came out of the sunken boat in jaws-you know its going to happen if seen it before (or just listen to the music heh),but even so it still makes you jump due to its perfect timing-and the set pieces in this film have the same effect. (And there are plenty of gore effects between the big scares to keep you interested too)

All in all a well made and terrifying film set in a situation that,if happened to you,you could easily see your own potential reactions portrayed by one or more of the characters-which just makes it all the more realistic and scary.

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