Surprisingly? «Rec»Exceeded in Spain the million viewers since its premiere on November 26 and has already become the spanish movie Most viewed so far this year after "The orphanage«.
Directed by Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza, "Rec" to date has raised 6 million euros. Before its premiere, it had won cFour awards at the Sitges'07 International Film Festival of Catalonia: Best Actress (Manuela Velasco), Best Director, Critics and Audience.
"Rec" will have a Yankee remake called "Quarantine", currently filming in Los Angeles. The question is: why is this surprising success of the genre of terror in Spain?