The Norwegian filmmaker approached the classic Cinderella story with a body-horror twist, following young Elvira (Lea Myren) as she drastically changes her appearance to win the affection of a handsome prince (Isac Calmroth) — especially over her beautiful stepsister, Agnes (Thea Sofie Loch Næss).
“The Ugly Stepsister” mixes the picturesque with the grotesque, contrasting a world of fancy dresses and ornate hairstyling with blood, guts and a freakishly large tapeworm. Appropriately, boutique horror streaming service Shudder distributed the film in the U.S.
The movie, just hours shy of being a year old,…
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