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    'Anna And The Apocalypse': The Scottish Zombie Christmas High School Musical

    Ella Hunt, who stars as the titular Anna, explains the undead metaphor, her own teenage years, and the impact of co-creator Ryan McHenry — who died before he could see this movie completed.
    by Scott Simon Dec 08, 2018 3 minutes
    In <em>Anna and the Apocalypse, </em>Ella Hunt plays the titular teenager Anna, who fends off a zombie invasion in song.

    Anna and the Apocalypse is a [checks notes] Scottish zombie Christmas high school musical.

    It drew raves in Great Britain, and has now been released in the United States. It's based on a short film by the writer-director Ryan McHenry, who died of bone cancer at age 27, and did not get to complete this feature-length production.

    is directed by John McPhail. Ella Hunt (who is English) stars as the young Scottish teen who's about to graduate from school, but first has to contend with the

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