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REC

Original title: [Rec]
  • 2007
  • R
  • 1h 18m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
188K
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Manuela Velasco in REC (2007)
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A television reporter and cameraman follow emergency workers into a dark apartment building and are quickly locked inside with something terrifying.A television reporter and cameraman follow emergency workers into a dark apartment building and are quickly locked inside with something terrifying.A television reporter and cameraman follow emergency workers into a dark apartment building and are quickly locked inside with something terrifying.

  • Directors
    • Jaume Balagueró
    • Paco Plaza
  • Writers
    • Jaume Balagueró
    • Luiso Berdejo
    • Paco Plaza
  • Stars
    • Manuela Velasco
    • Ferran Terraza
    • Jorge-Yamam Serrano
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    188K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,113
    553
    • Directors
      • Jaume Balagueró
      • Paco Plaza
    • Writers
      • Jaume Balagueró
      • Luiso Berdejo
      • Paco Plaza
    • Stars
      • Manuela Velasco
      • Ferran Terraza
      • Jorge-Yamam Serrano
    • 510User reviews
    • 289Critic reviews
    • 71Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 16 wins & 12 nominations

    Videos1

    [Rec]
    Trailer 1:52
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    Manuela Velasco and Ferran Terraza in REC (2007)
    Manuela Velasco in REC (2007)
    Carlos Lasarte, Manuela Velasco, and David Vert in REC (2007)
    Claudia Silva in REC (2007)
    Manuela Velasco in REC (2007)
    Jorge-Yamam Serrano and Claudia Silva in REC (2007)
    Javier Coromina, Pablo Rosso, Manuela Velasco, Ferran Terraza, and Joe Lewis in REC (2007)
    Jorge-Yamam Serrano and Claudia Silva in REC (2007)
    Manuela Velasco in REC (2007)
    Manuela Velasco in REC (2007)
    Manuela Velasco in REC (2007)
    Javier Coromina, Pablo Rosso, Manuela Velasco, and Joe Lewis in REC (2007)

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    Manuela Velasco
    Manuela Velasco
    • Ángela
    Ferran Terraza
    • Manu
    Jorge-Yamam Serrano
    Jorge-Yamam Serrano
    • Policía joven
    Pablo Rosso
    Pablo Rosso
    • Pablo
    David Vert
    David Vert
    • Álex
    Vicente Gil
    Vicente Gil
    • Policía Adulto
    Martha Carbonell
    • Sra. Izquierdo
    Carlos Vicente
    Carlos Vicente
    • Guillem
    María Teresa Ortega
    • Abuela
    • (as Mª Teresa Ortega)
    Manuel Bronchud
    • Abuelo
    Akemi Goto
    • Japonesa
    Kao Chenmin
    Kao Chenmin
    • Japonés
    • (as Kao Chen-Min)
    Maria Lanau
    Maria Lanau
    • Madre histérica
    Claudia Silva
    Claudia Silva
    • Jennifer
    Carlos Lasarte
    Carlos Lasarte
    • César
    Javier Botet
    Javier Botet
    • Niña Medeiros
    Ben Temple
    Ben Temple
    • Leandro
    Ana Isabel Velásquez
    • Chica colombiana
    • Directors
      • Jaume Balagueró
      • Paco Plaza
    • Writers
      • Jaume Balagueró
      • Luiso Berdejo
      • Paco Plaza
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Manuela Velasco really is a TV presenter in her native Spain.
    • Goofs
      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, as the recording is a diary describing events in chronological order. Watch the tape reel when she rewinds the tape. As it plays forward the reel turns more times than it was rewound. It is impossible for her to hear very much different dialogue without rewinding the tape much more than she does, and then it wouldn't make sense as the dialogue is chronological. In reality, she would be hearing the same spoken passage repeatedly.
    • Quotes

      Álex: What's your show called?

      Ángela: While You're Asleep.

      Manu: While You're Asleep? Then who watches it?

      [laughs]

    • Crazy credits
      There are no opening credits.
    • Connections
      Edited into Cent une tueries de zombies (2012)
    • Soundtracks
      Vudú (Extended Version)
      Written and Performed by Carlos Ann

      Courtesy of Moviedisco

    User reviews510

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    Review
    Featured review
    9/10
    Intense and terrifying horror!!
    Viewed at Manchester Cornerhouse Viva film festival. REC is one of the most terrifying and thrilling horror films to come out of recent years, that displays some clever inventiveness along with the traditional 'boo' scares expected of the horror genre. Filmed from the point of view of a local Madrid TV crew who are profiling fire fighters as part of a fly on the wall documentary series. Though the night consists at the beginning of nothing much happening at all, things take an unexpected turn when the crew follow a call out to an apartment where they find a crazed old women who attacks and bites a policemen present, infecting him and turning him into a crazed zombie. Its not long before there chance of finding outside help is stopped as the authority's isolate all the apartment block inhabitants and essentially quarantine them, leading the inhabitants and the TV crew to fight against and avoid the ever increasing zombie infection. REC achieves its scares and intensity through the use of close up point of view camera, that has most notably been used in two American films this year CLOVERFIELD and GEORGE ROMERO'S DIARY OF THE DEAD, and also the night vision sequence in THE DESCENT, where the scare comes from, the camera panning to one side and revealing something you don't want to see. This use of p.o.v makes the film more intense and personal, and interestingly enough, the director who was present at the screening, explained in a Q &A after the film that he didn't tell or inform the cast of what was going to happen in the scenes thereby increasing the realism of there horrified reactions. It's this brilliant style and memorable shocks that lend REC as one of the most clever and inventive horror films of recent memory. Go see it at the cinema, as this is the only way that will make you appreciate the intensity of the film, though be prepared to be exhausted, of ever a film had the mantle of shakiest camera in the world, this is it, and also see it before the Hollywood remake QUARANTINE is released later this year.
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    • schism101
    • Apr 2, 2008

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    • Release date
      • November 23, 2007 (Spain)
    • Country of origin
      • Spain
    • Official sites
      • 3L Filmverleih (Germany)
      • Filmax (Spain)
    • Languages
      • Spanish
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • [Rec]
    • Filming locations
      • Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain(Rambla de Catalunya, 34 rodaje íntegro)
    • Production companies
      • Castelao Producciones
      • Filmax
      • Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales (ICAA)
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • €1,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $32,511,655
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 18 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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