THE UGLY STEPSISTER
by Emilie Blichfeldt
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SYNOPSIS
In a twisted take on the classic Cinderella story, ’The Ugly Stepsister’ follows Elvira as she battles to compete with her insanely beautiful stepsister. In a fairy-tale kingdom where beauty is a brutal business, Elvira will go to any lengths to catch the Prince’s eye. ‘The Ugly Stepsister’ is the gory tale of the blood and sweat, grit and gold that goes into making Elvira the belle of the ball.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Produced by MER FILM | Coproduced by LAVA FILMS, ZENTROPA SWEDEN, MOTOR PRODUCTIONS, FILM I VÄST
Countries NORWAY, SWEDEN, POLAND, DENMARK | Language NORWEGIAN | Duration 110 MIN
Starring LEA MYREN, THEA LOCH NAESS (THE LAST KINGDOM), ANE DAHL TORP (THE WAVE), FLO FAGERLI, ISAC CALMROTH (EVIL), ADAM LUNDGREN (CHERNOBYL)
By the producers of THE INNOCENTS, SENTIMENTAL VALUE, ANOTHER ROUND, THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT
By the DOP of THE DEAD DON’T HURT, THE TWO FACES OF JANUARY
By the production designer of ANOTHER ROUND, SPEAK NO EVIL
By the costume designer of MELANCHOLIA, A ROYAL AFFAIR
By the editor of BORDER, HOLY SPIDER
PRESS QUOTES
“A deliciously extreme take on the beloved Cinderella legend" - VARIETY
“Like if Fargeat’s film got smashed together with Cinderella, a bit of Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Favourite and the gone-too-soon series The Great” - THE WRAP
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