In a fairy-tale kingdom where beauty is a brutal business, Elvira battles to compete with her incredibly beautiful stepsister, and she will go to any length to catch the prince’s eye.
The Ugly Stepsister is a 2025 satirical black comedy body horror film written and directed by Emilie Blichfeldt. The film, starring Lea Myren, Thea Sofie Loch Næss, Ane Dahl Torp, and Flo Fagerli, making use of the motif of the fairy tale "Cinderella", retells a twisted story of Elvira, who competes against her beautiful stepsister in a bloody battle for beauty. It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on 23 January 2025, where it opened the Midnight Section.