Production of the Spanish horror film [REC], directed by Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza, officially begins.
The film [REC] is released in Spanish cinemas, gaining immediate acclaim for its innovative found footage style and horror elements.
The film has its US premiere at the Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas, exposing it to an American audience and critics.
[REC] wins several awards at various international film festivals, including Best Horror Film and Audience Awards, boosting its global recognition.
Following the success of [REC], the sequel [REC] 2 is released, continuing the story with the same found footage style.
An American remake of [REC] titled [Quarantine] is released, adapting the story for a US audience.
Firefighter Ángela Vidal begins the night shift with her partner and fellow firemen, preparing for routine checks and responses in Barcelona.
Ángela and her firemen team receive an emergency call about an elderly woman needing assistance inside a residential apartment building.
Upon arrival, Ángela and the crew discover the woman exhibiting aggressive and terrifying symptoms, marking the start of strange and violent occurrences.
Authorities lock down the apartment building after realizing the situation involves a contagious and dangerous infection spreading rapidly among residents.
The deadly infection infects multiple people in the building, causing violent, zombie-like behavior and panic among survivors.
Ángela and other survivors desperately struggle to defend themselves against aggressive infected residents as they search for an escape route.
Survivors uncover evidence in the building's basement linking the outbreak to a demonic parasite transmitted through an infected woman's body.
Ángela confronts the root cause of the infection in a climactic battle on the building rooftop to contain and understand the outbreak.
