[Rec] (2007)

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,

Stars:

Manuela Velasco, Ferran Terraza, Jorge-Yamam Serrano

16 wins & 8 nominations.

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

Storyline

"REC" turns on a young TV reporter and her cameraman who cover the night shift at the local fire station. Receiving a call from an old lady trapped in her house, they reach her building to hear horrifying screams -- which begin a long nightmare and a uniquely dramatic TV report.

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Plot Keywords:

reporter | fire station | night shift | apartment building | spanish | 

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Taglines:

Just One Witness.... A Video Camera

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for bloody horror violence and language

Details

Official Sites:

3L Filmverleih [de] Filmax [es]

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish Japanese

Release Date:

23 November 2007 (Spain)

Also Known As:

Rec

Filming Locations:

Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain

Box Office

Budget:

€1,500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Castelao Producciones, Filmax, Televisión Española (TVE)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

78 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The DVD for this film wasn't released in the US until after its remake Quarantine had been out in theaters and the sequel [Rec] ² had been confirmed.

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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.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Ángela: Good evening, this is Angela Vidal speaking. Tonight, as usual, we will share this time...

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Crazy Credits

There are no opening credits.

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Connections

Referenced in The Pain in Spain: A History of Horror in Hot Weather (2011)

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Soundtracks

"Vudú (Extended Version)"
Written by Carlos Ann
Performed by Vudu

User Reviews

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.