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[REC]²

2009 · 84 min

A relentless, claustrophobic plunge into darkness and panic, with shaky cameras and sudden violence that keeps you breathless and uneasy.

Directed by
Paco Plaza, Jaume Balagueró
Genres
Thriller, Horror
Starring
Manuela Velasco, Jonathan D. Mellor, Óscar Zafra
Tagline
Fear revisited.
Overview
The action continues from [REC], with the medical officer and a SWAT team outfitted with video cameras are sent into the sealed off apartment to control the situation.

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Directed by
Paco Plaza, Jaume Balagueró
Genres
Thriller, Horror
Starring
Manuela Velasco, Jonathan D. Mellor, Óscar Zafra
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
relentless, 4 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • isolation
  • faith
  • corruption
  • violence
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • found footage
  • twist ending
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror9
Humour1
Realism5
Romance0
Tension9
Darkness9
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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