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Directed by | John McPhail |
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Based on | "Zombie Musical" (short film) by Ryan McHenry |
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Cinematography | Sara Deane |
Edited by | Mark Hermida |
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Distributed by | Vertigo Releasing[2] |
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Running time | 98 minutes[4] |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Box office | $673,523[5][6] |
Anna and the Apocalypse is a 2017 British Christmas zombie musical film[7][8] 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.[9][10] It was released in the United Kingdom by Vertigo Releasing and United States by Orion Pictures on 30 November 2018[11] to generally positive reviews from critics, commending the performances, musical numbers and characterisation.