[Rec] (2007)

Directors:

Jaume Balagueró
Paco Plaza

Writers:

Jaume Balagueró (writer)
Luis Berdejo (writer)
(more)

Release Date:

23 November 2007 (Spain)

Genre:

Horror

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:

Police | Slap In The Face | Bitten In The Neck | Fireman | Contamination Suit

Awards:

16 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Manuela Velasco	...	Ángela
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Javier Botet	...	Niña Medeiros
Manuel Bronchud	...	Abuelo
Martha Carbonell	...	Sra. Izquierdo
Claudia Font	...	Jennifer
Vicente Gil	...	Policía
Maria Lanau	...	Jennifer's Mother
Carlos Lasarte	...	Cesar
María Teresa Ortega	...	Abuela
Pablo Rosso	...	Marcos
Pep Sais	...	(voice)
Jorge Serrano	...	Sergio
Ferran Terraza	...	Manu
David Vert	...	Álex
Carlos Vicente	...	Guillem

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
Fernando Sánchez-Izquierdo	....	first assistant director (as Fernando Izquierdo)

Art Department
Nuria Muni	....	property master

Sound Department
Marc Orts	....	sound re-recording mixer
Oriol Tarragó	....	sound designer
Oriol Tarragó	....	supervising sound editor
Edgar Vidal	....	foley artist
Edgar Vidal	....	sound editor

Special Effects by
Enric Masip	....	special effects

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

Editorial Department
Quique Cañadas	....	colorist

Other crew
Anna Vilà	....	continuity

Production Companies

• Filmax

Distributors

• 3L Filmverleih (2008) (Austria) (theatrical)
• 3L Filmverleih (2008) (Germany) (theatrical)
• British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB) (2008) (UK) (TV)
• Broadmedia Studios (2008) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Filmax (2007) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Future Film (2008) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Lizard Cinema Trade (2008) (Russia) (all media)
• Mediafilm (2007) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Odeon Sky Filmworks (2008) (UK) (theatrical)
• Paradiso Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Rialto Distribution (2008) (Australia) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Ovide B S  camera equipment provided by

Also Known As:

[â-�Rec] (Spain) (poster title)
[Rec] (Germany) [de]
[Rec] (Greece) [el]

Runtime:

France:80 min | South Korea:78 min | Netherlands:85 min

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

UK:18 | Japan:R-15 | Australia:MA | Sweden:15 | South Korea:18 | Netherlands:16 | Finland:K-18 | France:-12 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Germany:18 | Italy:VM14 | Hong Kong:III | Taiwan:R-12 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud)

Filming Locations:

Barcelona, 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.

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)

Excellent Film

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.