The Ugly Stepsister

Combining comedy and horror, the film is a daring and unexpected take on the world-famous tale, seen through the eyes of the Cinderella’s stepsister, Elvira. The gory film follows Elvira as she battles to compete with her insanely beautiful stepsister in a kingdom where beauty is a brutal business. She will go to any lengths to catch the prince’s eye.

The Ugly Stepsister director Emilie Blichfeldt on body horror, fairy tales, and David Cronenberg

Making her directorial debut, Emilie Blichfeldt learned that to disgust an audience, one must first disgust themselves.

‘Ugly Stepsister’ Director on How She Worked to “Get the Gore Right”

Norwegian director Emilie Blichfeldt on her reframing the Cinderella story as body horror about the bloody pursuit of beauty. "There's only one Cinderella, the rest of us are the ugly stepsister."