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The Ugly Stepsister

Name: The Ugly Stepsister
Released: 2025

Den stygge stesøsteren

2025

In a fairy-tale kingdom where beauty is a savage competition, a plain stepsister will endure any gruesome sacrifice to outshine her radiant stepsister and catch the prince's eye. A grisly, subversive body-horror retelling of Cinderella.

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Part of 10 Essential Norwegian Films

This film is stop 3 of 10 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Norway. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

Watching this film stamps Norway in the 196 country film challenge.