Anna And The Apocalypse
- 2018 film
Musical comedy horror about a girl who must fight her way through a zombie invasion. Stars Ella Hunt, Mark Benton, Paul Kaye, Malcolm Cumming, Sarah Swire and more.
- Repeated Sunday 8th December at 1:55am on Film4
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Press clippings
How Anna And The Apocalypse shows zombies are Christmassy
Christmas zombie musical Anna And The Apocalypse is headed to Horror Channel this Christmas. Here's why there's no better way to celebrate.
Chris Farnell, Den Of Geek, 17th December 2021Anna and the Apocalypse review
John McPhail's Christmas zombie musical comedy was warmly received on its festival debut and has picked up a solid following through its theatrical and DVD releases over the last couple of years.
Colin Polonowski, The Digital Fix, 10th December 2019Anna and the Apocalypse soundtrack review
As music is key to the film, it's no surprise that the soundtrack has been released so that fans of the film can relive all of the music over and over.
Pip Ellwood-Hughes, Entertainment Focus, 19th December 2018Review: Anna and the Apocalypse
Anna and the Apocalypse is a fun film and, those fancying a giggle could do a lot worse than this.
Philip Caveney, Bouquets & Brickbats, 8th December 2018Anna and the Apocalypse review
Fun addition to the zombie mashup canon, with secondary-school pupil Anna battling the undead with showtunes.
Cath Clarke, The Guardian, 4th December 2018Anna And The Apocalypse review
Open up this delightful early Christmas present which blends wide-eyed romance, knowing comedy, zombie horror action, festive spirit and catchy tunes. It's a mixed bag in the best of ways.
Ross Miller, The National (Scotland), 1st December 2018Taking a formalistically rigorous approach to its genre-mashing premise, Scottish zombie-themed Christmas high school musical Anna and the Apocalypse operates rather like an end-of-term festive show made by spirited amateurs blissfully unaware of its general naffness. Director John McPhail has admitted in interviews he didn't really like musicals before signing on to make it, and that shows in the lifeless choreography, which is more filler than Thriller, something not helped by the disappointingly banal X Factor-style songs (by Roddy Hart and Tommy Reilly) and a weak script that lets the cast's haircuts do most of the heavy lifting when it comes to characterisation. As for the horror elements, the use of zombies as a coming-of-age metaphor is promising but ineffectively exploited and the gore is about as effective at disguising the film's overall dullness as a tacky bit of tinsel on a fake Christmas tree.
Alistair Harkness, The Scotsman, 30th November 2018Mark Benton on Anna and the Apocalypse
British musical zom-com that's also a Christmas movie - what's not to be excited about?
Eddie Harrison, The List, 19th November 2018Scot Squad wins at Scottish BAFTAs
Scot Squad and Armando Iannucci were amongst the winners at this year's Scottish BAFTAs, announced last night.
British Comedy Guide, 5th November 2018Armando Iannucci amongst BAFTA Scotland nominees
Jonathan Watson, Elaine C Smith, Scot Squad and the films Anna And The Apocalypse and The Party's Just Beginning are amongst the nominees for the British Academy Scotland Awards 2018. Armando Iannucci has also been nominated twice for The Death Of Stalin.
British Comedy Guide, 26th September 2018