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Anna and the Apocalypse

Anna and the Apocalypse

Oh the weather outside is frightful...

20186.11h 37m

Overview

A zombie apocalypse threatens the sleepy town of Little Haven—at Christmas—forcing Anna and her friends to fight, slash, and sing their way to survival. In a desperate race to reach their loved ones, they soon learn that no one is safe in this new world, and with civilization falling apart around them, the only people they can truly rely on are each other.

Directed by John McPhail
Written by Alan McDonald, Ryan McHenry, Tommy Reilly
Produced by Naysun Alae-Carew, Nicholas Crum, Tracy Jarvis
Box Office0Revenue: $674K

Top Cast

Ella Hunt

Ella Hunt

Anna Shepherd

Sarah Swire

Sarah Swire

Steph North

Malcolm Cumming

Malcolm Cumming

John

Christopher Leveaux

Christopher Leveaux

Chris Wise

Paul Kaye

Paul Kaye

Arthur Savage

Ben Wiggins

Ben Wiggins

Nick

Mark Benton

Mark Benton

Tony Shepherd

Marli Siu

Marli Siu

Lisa

Sean Connor

Sean Connor

Graham

J

John Winchester

Tibbsy

Themes & Keywords

high schooldancingscotlandholidaymusicaltalent showapocalypsezombiesingingheadmasterchristmas horrorzombie apocalypseyoung adultchristmasbased on short filmteen horrorevil teacherhorror musical

About Anna and the Apocalypse

Anna and the Apocalypse is a horror, comedy, fantasy film released in 2018 exploring themes of high school, dancing, scotland, holiday, musical, talent show. Directed by John McPhail, it stars Ella Hunt, Sarah Swire, Malcolm Cumming. A zombie apocalypse threatens the sleepy town of Little Haven—at Christmas—forcing Anna and her friends to fight, slash, and sing their way to survival. In a desperate race to reach their loved ones, they soon learn that no one is safe in this new world, and with civilization falling apart around them, the only people they can truly rely on are each other.

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