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The Ugly Stepsister

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In a twisted take on the classic Cinderella story, 'The Ugly Stepsister' follows Elvira as she battles to compete with her insanely beautiful stepsister. In a fairy-tale kingdom where beauty is a brutal business, Elvira will go to any lengths to catch the Prince's eye. 'The Ugly Stepsister' is the gory tale of the blood and sweat, grit and gold that goes into making Elvira the belle of the ball.

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Perri Nemiroff Perri Nemiroff (YouTube) A wonderfully extreme spin on the Cinderella story that doesn’t hold back showing the lengths the title character goes to to meet Cinderella standards. A top tier first feature for Emilie Blichfeldt and a staggeringly impressive debut for lead, Lea Myren. Rated: 4.5/5 Feb 17, 2025 Full Review Marshall Shaffer Slant Magazine Emilie Blichfeldt knows the exact point of queasiness to which she can push an audience and gradually tests how much further she can move that mark with each successive scene. Rated: 3/4 Feb 15, 2025 Full Review Drew Gregory Autostraddle One of the best horror films of the decade so far. Feb 3, 2025 Full Review Erik Childress Movie Madness Podcast Emilie Blichfeldt’s film takes Grimm to another level with a fierce performance by Lea Myren providing an empathetic center to the self-mutilation and cringy lengths to find the happiness that only comes to a select few. Rated: 3/4 Feb 11, 2025 Full Review Lyvie Scott Inverse Another tragic fable takes on a surprisingly modern, delightfully gory bent. Feb 5, 2025 Full Review Wilson Kwong Film Inquiry The Ugly Stepsister is gross, yet also vibrant and engrossing, which is everything that a body horror film should be. Feb 5, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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Synopsis In a twisted take on the classic Cinderella story, 'The Ugly Stepsister' follows Elvira as she battles to compete with her insanely beautiful stepsister. In a fairy-tale kingdom where beauty is a brutal business, Elvira will go to any lengths to catch the Prince's eye. 'The Ugly Stepsister' is the gory tale of the blood and sweat, grit and gold that goes into making Elvira the belle of the ball.
Director
Emilie Blichfeldt
Producer
Maria Ekerhovd
Screenwriter
Emilie Blichfeldt, Emilie Blichfeldt
Production Co
Mer Film
Genre
Horror, Comedy
Original Language
Norwegian
Runtime
1h 45m