The Ugly Stepsister
Local title
Inetu kasuõde
Original title
Den stygge stesøsteren
Director
Emilie Blichfeldt
Country
Norway, Denmark, Romania, Poland
Year
2025
How far will you go to live your own fairytale?
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.
“The Ugly Stepsister” sits in conversation with other recent body horror entries presided over by female filmmakers, including Coralie Fargeat’s Oscar-nominated “The Substance”, Julia Ducournau’s “Titane”, and Hanna Bergholm’s “Hatching”. The film premiered at this year’s Sundance festival.
Director
Emilie Blichfeldt
Screenwriter
Emilie Blichfeldt
Cast
Lea Myren, Thea Sofie Loch Næss, Ane Dahl Torp, Flo Fagerli
Producer
Maria Ekerhovd
Cinematographer
Marcel Zyskind
Music
John Erik Kaada
Runtime
Language
Norwegian
Subtitles
Estonian, English
Other festivals
Sundance, Berlinale