[REC]⁴ Apocalypse

"It’s time to leave."

2014 1h 35m ES

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Synopsis

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Ángela Vidal, the young television reporter who entered the building with the firemen, manages to make it out alive. But what the soldiers don't know is that she carries the seed of the strange infection. She is to be taken to a provisional quarantine facility, a high-security installation where she will have to stay in isolation for several days. An old oil tanker, miles off shore and surrounded by water on all sides, has been especially equipped for the quarantine.

“It’s time to leave.”

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Cast

Manuela Velasco
Ángela Vidal
Paco Manzanedo
Guzmán
Héctor Colomé
Dr. Ricarte
Ismael Fritschi
Nic
Críspulo Cabezas
Lucas
Mariano Venancio
Captain Ortega
María Alfonsa Rosso
Anciana
Carlos Zabala
Goro

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jaume Balagueró
Writers: Jaume Balagueró, Manu Díez
Languages: Spanish
Countries: Spain

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MONEY

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Shot for just $3.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "[REC] Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jaume Balagueró, shot by Pablo Rosso. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Arnau Bataller. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Guillermo de la Cal shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Manuela Velasco and Paco Manzanedo and Héctor Colomé carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "It’s time to leave.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jaume Balagueró directs. Pablo Rosso behind the camera. Arnau Bataller scores. Guillermo de la Cal cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in Spain. Dialogue in Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $3.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Released 12 years ago.
3Part of the "[REC] Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Jaume Balagueró, shot by Pablo Rosso. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Arnau Bataller. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Guillermo de la Cal shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Manuela Velasco and Paco Manzanedo and Héctor Colomé carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "It’s time to leave.".
9IMDB entry: tt1649443 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 8 themes, including "religion and supernatural", "sequel", "zombie", "soldier".

The technical file

Cinematography: Pablo Rosso
Original score: Arnau Bataller
Editing: Guillermo de la Cal
Costume design: Marian Coromina
Makeup / hair: Alma Casal
Sound: Oriol Tarragó
Runtime: 95 min · 1h 35m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $3,000,000
Box office: $4,915,757
Return: 164% of budget
Original language: ES
Certification (US): R
IMDB: [REC]⁴ Apocalypse (2014)

Part of

[REC] Collection

Spanish horror film series created by Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza, consisting of four movies. The films center around a viral demonic possession originated by a young girl named Tristana Medeiros who was sexually assaulted by a group of priests. The first two movies are presented in a found footage format, although the last two installments have ventured into traditional cinematography. The series has received high critical acclaim worldwide.

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Reno2015-11-04
★ 6/10
When the source followed straight to the isolated lab. It looks like been ages. I know the movies (the previous three), but can't remember the scenes. A quick recap would have been helpful, but I did not do that and went ahead with this. That's the reason I hate to follow television series on the broadcast which drag one season for over 6 months. This was the fourth film in the [Rec] film series and third in the story continuation after first two. The third installment was set in the parallel timeline to that before one, but off the track narration. In this, an old woman character was brought on-board to make sure the third film was not an offbeat from the series. Except the opening few minutes, the rest of the story takes place on a moving ship. Kind of similar to 'Sector 7', though both the flicks are entirely different. The ship is used as a laboratory to develop a vaccine for the deadly disease which turns humans into the flesh eating zombies. It is protected by the armed paramilitary force. Somehow the virus breaks loose, the infection spreads out quickly through the various platforms like lab monkeys and foods. How the survivours fight to remain alive in the nowhere of the ocean is the remaining narrative. If there is a way, how they make it out that comes with the intensified gore battle between the undead and the living. I never expected another film in the series, I thought it was a trilogy, but after seeing this I felt the idea was not that bad after all. Just like the 'Jurassic Park' movies, the fourth movie puts the franchise back on the track after the third was derailed. The first film was so good and a bit scary too, followed by another decent movie. Like I mentioned the third flick was different, but a sustainable one to the theme and title. "I don not know what was going on, but luckily I was not there." This story starts off with a slow, until the third act where the pace picks up rapidly. Not scary, but towards the final sequences, it was very fast and edgy. The way it concluded, the outro scene was a hint for another film in the franchise. But in my opinion, it should have ended with three films or with this one. Hoping for a better one if there is going to be another [Rec], because my rating in numeral declining by one point following the each sequel. I think the suspense should have maintained well. There were some tiny twists and turns on the weak movie plot, but I anticipated the final twist and it did not deliver with that effectively. I know the theme was built on the situation, not depended on prolonged story. Because the action speaks more than any kind of development to give a clean vision on happening. After all, most of the horror movies follow the same sutra, but sometimes the horror-dramas exclude it and this is not one of that. Its a collective performance, individually, not noticeable. Because it does not follow any particular character. Though the character Angela, the television reporter was the centre of the attraction as it marks her comeback who was main in the first two films. The filmmaking was compromised, I mean it was not 'found footage' style movie as should have been. Because where this story set in does not demand such kind of cinematographical portrayal. Also avoids the dark atmosphere that used to scare us, especially the night vision screenplay was critical in the earlier two films to creep out the viewers. The title for this installment was 'Apocalypse', but that does not make any sense what they show in the exit scene. Should have called it 'Zombie Ship' like 'Ghost Ship'. I feel it is worth a watch, only to keep updated the [Rec] film series, because if they make a phenomenal 5th movie, we don't have to go back to 4th for continuation. 6/10

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