# [REC]² (2009)

> A Vatican-backed recovery mission inside a quarantined Barcelona building collides with desperate rescuers and a violently supernatural outbreak.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/5731

## Facts

- Runtime: 84 min
- Genres: Thriller, Horror
- Director: Paco Plaza, Jaume Balagueró
- Cast: Manuela Velasco, Jonathan D. Mellor, Óscar Zafra, Ariel Casas, Alejandro Casaseca, Pablo Rosso, Rafa Parra, Pau Poch
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1245112/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: breakneck
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: frantic, claustrophobic, foreboding, late-night horror marathon,  halloween viewing

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