Underplayed Gems

Anna and the Apocalypse (2018)

Anna and the Apocalypse poster
Directed by
John McPhail
Genre
musical film, zombie film, Christmas film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 32m
Rated
R
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 444 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A high school student in a small Scottish town faces a zombie outbreak during the Christmas season. She teams up with her friends and classmates to survive while breaking into song and dance numbers.

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What happens

Anna and the Apocalypse is a 2017 British Christmas musical zombie film directed by John McPhail from a screenplay by Alan McDonald and Ryan McHenry, based on McHenry's 2010 BAFTA-nominated short Zombie Musical. It stars an ensemble cast of largely unknown young talent, including Ella Hunt, Malcolm Cumming, Sarah Swire, Christopher Leveaux, Marli Siu and Ben Wiggins with Mark Benton and Paul Kaye. The film premiered at Fantastic Fest on 22 September 2017. It was released in the United Kingdom by Vertigo Releasing and the United States by Orion Pictures on 30 November 2018 to generally positive reviews from critics, commending the performances, musical numbers and characterisation. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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