[Rec] (2007)

Directors:

Jaume Balagueró
Paco Plaza

Writers:

Jaume Balagueró (writer)
Luis Berdejo (writer)
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Release Date:

23 November 2007 (Spain)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

One Witness. One Camera

Plot:

"REC" turns on a young TV reporter and her cameraman who cover the night shift at the local fire station...

Plot Keywords:

Fire Station | Police | Apartment Building | Roadblock | Locked In Attic

Awards:

16 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Manuela Velasco	...	Ángela Vidal
Ferran Terraza	...	Manu
Jorge Serrano	...	Policía Joven (as Jorge-Yamam Serrano)
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 Font	...	Jennifer (as Claudia Silva)
Carlos Lasarte	...	César
Javier Botet	...	Niña Medeiros
Ben Temple	...	Médico
Ana Isabel Velásquez	...	Chica colombiana (as Ana Isabel Velásquez)
Daniel Trinh	...	Niño Japonés
Marita Borrego	...	Operadoras Cuartel Bomberos
Jana Prats	...	Operadoras Cuartel Bomberos (as Ana Prats)
Víctor Massagué	...	Niño Buhardilla
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Pep Sais	...	(voice) (uncredited)

Directed by
Jaume Balagueró
Paco Plaza

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Jaume Balagueró		writer
Luis Berdejo		writer
Paco Plaza		writer

Produced by
Carlos Fernández	....	executive producer
Julio Fernández	....	executive producer
Julio Fernández	....	producer
Teresa Gefaell	....	line producer
Alberto Marini	....	co-executive producer
Oriol Maymó	....	line producer

Cinematography by
Pablo Rosso

Film Editing by
David Gallart

Casting by
Cristina Campos

Art Direction by
Gemma Fauria

Costume Design by
Glòria Viguer

Makeup Department
David Ambit	....	special makeup effects artist
Imma Pérez	....	hair stylist
Lucía Salanueva	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Teresa Gefaell	....	production manager
Oriol Maymó	....	production manager
Jesús L. Pérez Villar	....	post-production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Pepo Alba	....	second assistant director
Inés Lugo	....	second assistant director
Fernando Sánchez-Izquierdo	....	first assistant director (as Fernando Izquierdo)

Art Department
Pau Albin	....	set dresser
Maruxa Alvar	....	set designer
Nuria Muni	....	property master

Sound Department
Xavier Mas	....	sound
Marc Orts	....	sound re-recording mixer
Filippo Restelli	....	boom operator
Oriol Tarragó	....	sound designer
Oriol Tarragó	....	supervising sound editor
Edgar Vidal	....	foley artist
Edgar Vidal	....	sound editor
Kiku Vidal	....	foley artist

Special Effects by
Enric Masip	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Álex Villagrasa	....	visual effects supervisor

Editorial Department
Quique Cañadas	....	colorist
Marga Villalonga	....	digital intermediate coordinator

Other crew
Sofia Escudé	....	editor assistant
Martin Samper	....	making-of director
Anna Vilà	....	script supervisor
Albert Val	....	development executive (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Filmax

Distributors

• 3L Filmverleih (2008) (Austria) (theatrical)
• 3L Filmverleih (2008) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Broadmedia Studios (2008) (Japan) (theatrical)
• CDI Films (2008) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Filmax (2007) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Future Film (2008) (Finland) (theatrical) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Golden Village Entertainment (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Mediafilm (2007) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Odeon Sky Filmworks (2008) (UK) (theatrical)
• Paradiso Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB) (2008) (UK) (TV)
• California Filmes (2008) (Brazil) (all media)
• Lizard Cinema Trade (2008) (Russia) (all media)
• Paradiso Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Rialto Distribution (2008) (Australia) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) Worldwide Acquisitions Group
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2008) (Argentina) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Ovide B S  camera equipment provided by

Also Known As:

REC: Experimenta el miedo (Peru) [es]
Rec - Ölüm çigligi (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
[Rec] (Germany) [de]
[Rec] (Greece) [el]

MPAA:

Rated R for bloody horror violence and language.

Runtime:

Argentina:80 min | France:80 min | South Korea:78 min | Netherlands:85 min | UK:75 min

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

Italy:VM14 | UK:18 | Finland:K-18 | Sweden:15 | France:-12 | Australia:MA | South Korea:18 | Germany:18 | Taiwan:R-12 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | Hong Kong:III | Argentina:18 | Singapore:NC-16 | Spain:18 | Mexico:B15 | Netherlands:16 | Japan:R-15 | Brazil:16 | USA:R | Portugal:M/16 | New Zealand:R16 | Peru:18

Filming Locations:

Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain

Company:

Filmax

Trivia:

During the filming of the scene where the young fireman falls from the stairs, not a single actor knew that was going to happen, so the reactions we see on the films were the real reactions of the actors themselves.

Goofs:

Boom mic visible: When the firemen and the policemen comes up to the elderly women, just before forcing the door, Pablo, the cameraman is in front of them. When the firemen and policemen reach the first floor, he walks back a step, to make some space. You can see clearly in the wall, the shadow of the boom mic when he pivots.

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Muchachada nui: (#2.11)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

Vudú (Extended Version)

One of the best horror movies I've ever seen

This is the kind of movie that you go to the cinema and watch, and then haunts you for weeks. Not that it will make you afraid of the dark or it will make you question your vision of life. This is the kind of movie that is all about the experience, the feeling, the atmosphere. This is the kind of movie you wish you hadn't seen because then you'd be able to experience it again for the first time.

It doesn't have amazing dialogues, it doesn't have a compelling story, but still is one of the best cinematic experiences I've had in my life. It's a short movie, short enough to have you interested all along, and everything is well packed, the pace being almost perfect. It goes from a quiet, even boring documentary from a cheap local TV to an atmosphere full of tension and expectation. Truly a unique experience. It has some flaws but the movie as a whole made me forgive them all.