[REC]³ Genesis

"You may kiss the bride..."

2012 1h 20m ES

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★5.3TMDB · 1,678

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Synopsis

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A pair of newlyweds must fight to survive when their wedding reception descends into chaos and carnage when their guests become infected by a virus that turns them into hungry zombies.

“You may kiss the bride...”

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Cast

Leticia Dolera
Clara
Diego Martín
Koldo
Ismael Martínez
Rafa
Àlex Monner
Adrián
Borja González Santaolalla
Atún
Emilio Mencheta
Víctor
David Ramírez
Canon
Miguel Ángel González
John Esponja

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Paco Plaza
Writers: Paco Plaza, Luiso Berdejo, Luiso Berdejo
Languages: French, Catalan, Spanish
Countries: Spain

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RUNTIME

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80 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 14 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: French, Catalan, Spanish.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor David Gallart shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

ERA

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Leticia Dolera and Diego Martín and Ismael Martínez carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Paco Plaza directs. Pablo Rosso behind the camera. Mikel Salas scores. David Gallart cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in Spain. Dialogue in French, Catalan, Spanish.

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180 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 14 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: French, Catalan, Spanish.
4Part of the "[REC] Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Paco Plaza, shot by Pablo Rosso. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Mikel Salas. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor David Gallart shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Leticia Dolera and Diego Martín and Ismael Martínez carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "You may kiss the bride...".
10IMDB entry: tt1649444 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 10 themes, including "religion and supernatural", "infection", "sequel", "zombie".
12Released under 10 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Pablo Rosso
Original score: Mikel Salas
Editing: David Gallart
Costume design: Olga Rodal
Makeup / hair: Patricia Reyes
VFX supervisor: Àlex Villagrasa
Sound: Gabriel Gutiérrez
Stunt coordinator: Lluís Rivera
Runtime: 80 min · 1h 20m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $6,400,000
Box office: $11,019,975
Return: 172% of budget
Original language: ES
Certification (US): R
IMDB: [REC]³ Genesis (2012)

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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elusive2012-10-23
The most poetic zombie movie I have ever seen. Zombie fans, you will like it!
AndryX72017-10-26
★ 3/10
A disappointing REC experience This movie left me disappointed because I definitely had better expectations following REC1 and REC2. The recording and shaky camera won't be there for the largest part, it's full of stupid/nonsense moments and the story isn't that engaging. They also added "funny" scenes for some reasons, totally breaking the suspense, therefore it won't even feel realistic at all. Too much splatter for my taste too. There are three positive things about REC3 though: it features great looking zombies, sounds are excellent, and fortunately it's short (only 80 minutes). (3 stars out of 10)
Agustttt2024-06-14
★ 4/10
Honestly the weakest of the series, and the most far flung. The tone is completely different and not a very serious horror movie, being very comedic.