That we start by discussing Cinderalla’s no-no hole should tell you this isn’t your parents idea of a fairy story. I’m joined by Nona to go over the many, many, MANY! different levels to this movie, leading to the longest “spoiler zone” yet.

Written and directed by Emilie Blichfeldt, (feature-length directorial debut), The Ugly Stepsister introduces Lea Myren, and also stars Thea Sofie Loch Næss (The Last Kingdom) and Ane Dahl Torp (The Wave).

Classic fairy tales are known to be far more sinister than their more well known animated interpretations, and Emilie Blichfeldt's The Ugly Stepsistercertainly promises to swing the pendulum back towards the grisly. A homage to Charles Perrault's Cinderella, The Ugly Stepsister is a dark and gruesome adaptation of the classic story where you truly find out exactly how much pain beauty is.

Elvira (Lea Myren) has one all-consuming obsession: to win the affection of her kingdom’s handsome prince and live happily ever after. Yet, she lives in the shadow of her beautiful stepsister, Agnes (Thea Sofie Loch Næss), who seems fated for the happy ending she’s always dreamed of. But, in a kingdom where beauty is prized above all things, Elvira will get what she wants, no matter what…

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