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Directed by | Paco Plaza |
Produced by | Julio Fernández |
Screenplay by | Luiso Berdejo Paco Plaza |
Story by | Luiso Berdejo Paco Plaza David Gallart |
Based on | Characters by Jaume Balaguero Paco Plaza |
Starring |
Leticia Dolera Diego Martín Ismael Martínez Àlex Monner Sr. B Emilio Mencheta |
Music by | Mikel Salas |
Cinematography | Pablo Rosso |
Edited by | David Gallart |
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Distributed by | Filmax international (Spain) Magnolia Pictures (US) |
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81 minutes |
Country | Spain |
Language | Spanish |
Budget | €5 million US$6.4 million |
Box office | $10.1 million |
REC 3: Génesis (stylised as [•REC]³: Génesis) is a 2012 Spanish horror film directed by Paco Plaza. This film is the third installment of the REC series. It is a parallel sequel to the first two films, taking place before, during and after the films. It was released in cinemas in Spain on 30 March 2012. with more international premiere dates that followed. The world premiere took place in Paris at the Grand Rex on 7 March, followed by midnight screenings at the South By Southwest Film Festival on 9 March. In the U.S., it was released via video on demand on 3 August and was released theatrically on 7 September 2012 in select cities. Sony Entertainment released the DVD on 6 November 2012.
It begins in the series' trademark found footage format but switches to traditional cinematography early on.
The film was followed by a fourth installment, REC 4: Apocalypse, in October 2014.
Koldo and Clara are about to celebrate their wedding day. The wedding is filmed by Koldo's cousin, Adrián, and their wedding photographer, Atun, plus footage cuts from other guests' mobile phones and cameras. The guests travel to the wedding reception, held in a huge mansion, on chartered coaches. Adrián films his uncle, who says he was bitten by a dog, but says he will be all right.
With the party in full swing, Adrián's uncle begins showing unusual symptoms such as vomiting. Adrián also captures people outside in hazmat suits, searching the area and a police car arriving. Adrián's uncle falls in full view of everyone. His wife approaches to help but he bites her neck, then vomits blood on another guest. More guests infected with the demonic virus burst onto the dance floor and begin attacking people. Amidst the chaos, Koldo and Clara are separated from each other. Koldo ends up with Adrián, Clara's sister Tita, Atun, and a guest named Mencu, who is nicknamed Royalties. Koldo asks Atun why is he still filming and destroys the camera. From then on, the film returns to a normal third-person cinematic view. The group tries the back exits but encounter more infected guests. CCTV footage shows the infected now roaming in the ballroom.