The Ugly Stepsister
2025
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Directed by Emilie Blichfeldt
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In a fairy-tale kingdom where beauty is a brutal business, Elvira battles to compete with her incredibly beautiful stepsister, Agnes, and she will go to any length to catch the Prince’s eye.
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- Director
- Emilie Blichfeldt
- Written by
- Emilie Blichfeldt
- Produced by
- Maria Ekerhovd
- Composers
- John Erik Kaada, Vilde Tuv
- Cinematographer
- Marcel Zyskind
- Editors
- Marcel Zyskind, Olivia Neergaard-Holm
- Makeup FX
- Thomas Foldberg
- Sound Designer
- Tormod Ringnes
- Origin country
- Norway
- Production countries
- Denmark, Norway, Poland, Sweden
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- Language
- Norwegian
- Rating
- NR
- TMDB
- 7.3/10 (1,314 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 96% Fresh
- Metacritic
- 70/100
- IMDb
- 7.0/10 (48,650 votes)
Awards
- WonFangoria Chainsaw Award— Best First Film(2025)
- WonSitges Film Festival— Best Film(2025)
- NominatedAcademy Award— Best Makeup and Hairstyling(2025)
- NominatedFangoria Chainsaw Award— Best Wide Release Film(2025)
- NominatedFangoria Chainsaw Award— Best International Film(2025)
Cast
Lea Myren
Elvira
Ane Dahl Torp
Rebekka
Thea Sofie Loch Næss
Agnes
Flo Fagerli
Alma
Isac Calmroth
Prince Julian
Malte Gårdinger
Isak
Ralph Carlsson
Otto
Cecilia Forss
Sophie von Kronenberg
Katarzyna Herman
Madam Vanja
Adam Lundgren
Dr. Esthétique
Willy Ramnek Petri
Frederik von Bluckfish
Kyrre Hellum
Jan
Isac Aspberg
Finsmakeren
Albin Weidenbladh
Alteteren
Oksana Czerkasyna
Kokk
Richard Forsgren
Hovmester
Paweł Janyst
Bankmann
Piotr Czarnecki
Grensevankt
Crew
Emilie Blichfeldt
Director
Maria Ekerhovd
Producer
John Erik Kaada
Original Music Composer
Vilde Tuv
Original Music Composer
Marcel Zyskind
Director of Photography
Olivia Neergaard-Holm
Editor
Sabine Hviid
Production Design
Christian Torpe
Executive Producer
Jesper Morthorst
Executive Producer
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