REC (2007)

[Rec] (2007) — Horror / Mystery / Thriller A late‑night TV reporter, Ángela Vidal, and her cameraman Pablo are tagging along with Barcelona's night-shift fire crew for a routine segment when a distress call leads them to an apartment building. What begins as a standard rescue turns into a nightmare: residents are hysterical, a woman upstairs behaves violently, and before long the building is sealed off. Shot almost entirely through Pablo’s handheld camera, the film plunges the pair—and the audience—into a claustrophobic, escalating siege as something terrifying spreads through the tenants. Tension mounts from whispered panic to outright chaos, with religious overtones and a mounting mystery about the nature of the infection. Watching [Rec] is an immersive, breath‑catching experience. The found‑footage style creates a raw, first‑person immediacy—shaky framing, close-up faces, urgent breathing and radio chatter—so you feel trapped in the hallway with the survivors. Expect tight, relentless pacing, sudden jolts of terror, gritty practical scares and moments of disturbing violence rather than traditional jump‑scare gimmicks. The film trades on atmosphere, realism and mounting dread, delivering a harrowing, nightmarish ride that stays with you long after the credits roll.

Actors: Manuela Velasco, Ferran Terraza, Jorge-Yamam Serrano

Directors: Jaume Balagueró, Paco Plaza

Runtime: 78 min

Genres: Horror, Mystery, Thriller

71 /100 7.4 /10 7.2 /10