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Quarantine

On March 11 2008, the government sealed off an apartment complex in Los Angeles. The residents were never seen again. No details. No witnesses. No evidence. Until now.

Based on a Spanish horror film (Rec), this film explores what happens when a television reporter and her cameraman enter a building in Los Angeles. The TV crew was shadowing a fire crew responding to a 911 call. After entering the building, the authorities sealed it off, because the residents inside were infected with a mutant form of rabies. The virus had turned them into killer. Now, the fire and TV crews have to fight for survival... Note that this film is shot Blair-Witch style with a hand-held camera.

88 minutes, No persons under 16 (Language, Violence)
Detective/Mystery, Drama, Horror, Thriller.

Credits

Cast

Jennifer Carpenter, Steve Harris, Jay Hernandez, Johnathon Schaech, Columbus Short, Andrew Fiscella

Director

John Erick Dowdle

Screenplay

John Erick Dowdle, Drew Dowdle, from the Spanish film by Jaume Balagueró, Luis Berdejo, Paco Plaza

Cinematography

Ken Seng

Editing

Elliot Greenberg

Sound formats

Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS

Soundtrack

Not available

Made in

2008

Produced by

Andale Pictures, Screen Gems, Vertigo Entertainment

SA Distributor

Ster-Kinekor

FPB Report (SA)
Genre	Horror
Language	Strong
Nudity	None
Sex	None
Violence	Very strong
Prejudice	None
Blasphemy	None
Drug abuse	None
Comments	Continuous and intense horror violence with an unsetting claustrophobic element, not for sensitive viewers.
These details are supplied by the FPB. If you have a problem with any of the above, please take it up directly with the FPB. Read the Classification Guidelines.

ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity

Violence

Blood / Gore

Guns /
Weapons

Profanity

Alcohol / Drugs

Smoking

Disrespectful /
Bad Attitude

Imitative Behaviour

Frightening /
Tense Scenes

Jump Scenes

Tense Family Scenes

Music (Scary/Tense)

Music (Inappropriate)

Topics to talk about

Ratings

Scale (Max)

South African Media

Cape Argus/The StarMunyaradzi Vomo

Die BurgerJacques Liebenberg

iAfrica.comRob Peters

The CitizenAnnette Bayne

Sunday TimesBarry Ronge

24.comIvan Sadler

International Media

ReelViews (USA)James Berardinelli Quarantine implies ''stay away'' and that's not bad advice.

ScreenIt (USA)C. Fuchs If the persistently bouncy, shaky and disorienting camerawork doesn't make you seasick (and it will if you're remotely susceptible), the retreaded material (crazed, animal-like killers pick off trapped people one by one) will leave you not remotely concerned or interested in who's the last one to bite the dust.

Metacritic.com13 critics

Internet (IMDB)4588 Netizens Hacks wreck ''Rec''

Average .. 40%

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