# [REC] (2007)

> A television reporter’s emergency assignment becomes a breathless found-footage descent into an apartment building sealed against a violent supernatural outbreak.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/4035

## Facts

- Runtime: 78 min
- Genres: Horror, Mystery
- Director: Jaume Balagueró, Paco Plaza
- Cast: Manuela Velasco, Pablo Rosso, Javier Coromina, Ferrán Terraza, Martha Carbonell, David Vert, Carlos Lasarte, Vicente Gil
- TMDB rating: 7.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1038988/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: breakneck
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: frantic, claustrophobic, dread-filled, late-night horror marathon, halloween night

## Synopsis

A night of terror unfolds as a reporter and her cameraman uncover a horrifying secret.

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