At the end of the world, do you think survivors will be so happy, they’ll belt out a song? That’s the situation we find in the new musical film, “The End.”
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As seen in the trailer, “The End” tells the story of a family and their friends who have survived the apocalypse. And while they are confined to a shelter, finding ways to busy their lives, they occasionally burst out in song.
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“The End” stars Tilda Swinton, George MacKay, Michael Shannon, Moses Ingram, Bronagh Gallagher, Tim McInnerny, and Lennie James. The film is directed by Joshua Oppenheimer, who co-wrote the script alongside Rasmus Heisterberg.
We saw the film after its debut at Telluride, and in our review, we said, “All that being said, the songs are impressive enough that it’s not hard to envision ‘The End’ becoming something of a cult musical. Five years from now, maybe less, some excited college freshman is going to convince the head of their college drama department to let them put on a stage version of this musical. And chances are, it will be a smash.”
“The End” is set to arrive in select theaters on December 6. You can watch the trailer below.
Here’s the synopsis:
