Quarantine is a 2008 American
found footage science fiction horror film directed by
John Erick Dowdle and starring
Jennifer Carpenter,
Jay Hernandez,
Columbus Short,
Greg Germann,
Steve Harris,
Dania Ramirez,
Rade Sherbedgia, and
Johnathon Schaech. The film is a remake of the
Spanish film
REC and features several differences such as added and excluded scenes and characters, dialogue, and a different explanation for the virus. The film was released by
Screen Gems on October 10, 2008.