Overview:
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.| Original Title: | Den stygge stesøsteren |
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| Status: | Released (2025-03-07) |
| Awards: | Nominated for 1 Oscar. 6 wins & 23 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $308,555 |
| Screen: | Emilie Blichfeldt |
| Productions: | Mer Film, Lava Films, MOTOR, Scanbox Production, Zentropa International Sweden, Mediefondet Zefyr, Film i Väst |
| Production Countries: | Denmark, Norway, Poland, Sweden |
| Spoken Languages: | Norsk, Polski, svenska |
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Casts
- 2890913: Lea Myren - Elvira
- 63769: Ane Dahl Torp - Rebekka
- 1384976: Thea Sofie Loch Næss - Agnes
- 3126191: Flo Fagerli - Alma
- 3676023: Isac Calmroth - Prince Julian
- 2984635: Malte Gårdinger - Isak
- 114580: Ralph Carlsson - Otto
Crews
- 1365899: Maria Ekerhovd - Producer - Production
- 1639085: Lizette Jonjic - Co-Producer - Production
- 1453682: Mariusz Włodarski - Co-Producer - Production
- 2017127: Theis Nørgaard - Co-Producer - Production
- 6797: Manon Rasmussen - Costume Design - Costume & Make-Up
- 179: Marcel Zyskind - Editor - Editing
- 1400327: Peter Hjorth - VFX Supervisor - Visual Effects
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Reviews
CinemaSerf
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Now I don’t suppose you’d have kicked “Prince Julian” (Isac Calmroth) out of bed for eating herring, but right from the start this apple of everyone’s eye looks distinctly dull! I’m not sure that the besotted “Elvira” (Lea Myren) realised that when she embarked on quite a tortuous ma ....
Continue reading ->Sierbahnn
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Fairytale body-horror This is a GRIM take on Cinderella, and very very ... ew. Not for the feint of heart, but if you came for the bodyhorror then you shall not be disappointed. The setting for this is lovely, the acting appropriate, the direction works, and the score is messing ....
Continue reading ->Alunauwie
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*The Ugly Stepsister* offers a compelling reinterpretation of the Cinderella story by exploring themes of love, obsession, and unrealistic beauty standards through strong character motivations, unsettling visuals, and powerful performances. Although a few supporting characters lack d ....
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