Quarantine is a 2008 American
horror film directed by
John Erick Dowdle and starring
Jennifer Carpenter,
Jay Hernandez,
Steve Harris,
Rade Šerbedžija,
Greg Germann,
Bernard White, and
Johnathon Schaech. The film is a remake of the Spanish horror film
REC and is almost an entire shot for shot remake with a few exceptions such as added scenes and dialogue
[Creepy "Quarantine" Trailer at WorstPreviews] and is filmed in the
cinéma vérité style. It was released on October 10, 2008 by
Screen Gems Pictures. The film features no incidental music, being "scored" with sound effects.
Plot
Angela Vidal (
Jennifer Carpenter) and her cameraman Scott Percival (
Steve Harris), a late night television host and crew duo, set out to film a report on the night shift of a Los Angeles fire station. Angela and Scott are introduced to firefighters Fletcher (
Johnathon Schaech) and Jake (
Jay Hernandez).