‘Combining gag-worthy practical effects with the very real horrors of being a woman, The Ugly Stepsister takes the idea of a fairytale and transforms it into a nauseating body horror masterpiece’
★★★★★
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‘An ingenious revisionist body-horror version of Cinderella, lavishly costumed and designed… twists in the style of David Cronenberg and Walerian Borowczyk, with echoes of Carrie and Alien… there could even be a nod to Picnic at Hanging Rock’
The Guardian
It’s time to face the ugly truth as twisted horror hit The Ugly Stepsister prepares for its Second Sight Films movie makeover. Hitting top scores on Rotten Tomatoes as well as making waves and stomachs churn on its premiere, the film now gets its highly anticipated Limited Edition Dual 4K UHD/ Blu-ray Box Set release on 23rd February 2026.
Beloved fairytale Cinderella gets a blood curdling body horror transformation in Emilie Blichfeldt’s nightmarish tale – The Ugly Stepsister – that features a brutally spellbinding performance from Lea Myren as wicked stepsibling Elvira.
When recently widowed Rebekka (Ane Dahl Torp) finds herself a new husband, a widower who she believes to be rich, she drags her two daughters, Elvira (Myren) and Alma (Flo Fagerli), along for the ride, as they move in with him and his beautiful daughter Agnes (Thea Sofie Loch Naess).
Then things go awry when, at their wedding breakfast, her new husband throws cake at Elvira, sparking sudden death and Rebekka is left not only to deal with her family, but also a new uppity stepdaughter and the stark realisation that her partner was the opposite of wealthy.
Now the impressionable Elvira, who dreams of marrying the prince, must find a way to bag her beau and beat her greatest rival, her beautiful stepsister. Increasingly desperate she resorts to extreme measures in a quest for physical perfection, which she believes will win not only the prince’s heart, but some much needed financial stability for her hard to please mother. Then the gore-filled fun really starts, as she tries to become the belle of the ball in a retch worthy revamp.
Talking of transformations, the brand-new Limited Edition is guaranteed to wow with a plethora of treasures that sees the film presented in a stunning slipcase with new artwork by Ann Bembi and a 120-page book. There are features galore including new interviews, new commentaries, plus two short films and more. The film will also be released in Standard Editions. Please see full list of features below.
All you wishes will come true when you invest in The Ugly Stepsister Limited Edition is a must-own fever dream of a release from Second Sight Films.
Special Features:
• Dual format edition including both UHD and Blu-ray with main feature and bonus features on both discs
• UHD presented in HDR with Dolby Vision
• New audio commentary with director Emilie Blichfeldt and Filmmaker Patrik Syversen
• New audio commentary by Meagan Navarro
• This Is My Ball: a new interview with director Emilie Blichfeldt
• Generational Trauma: a new interview with actor Lea Myren
• Take Up Space: a new interview with actor Thea Sofie Loch Næss
• Character and Gore: a new interview with effects artist Thomas Foldberg
• The Beauty of Ugly: The Effects of The Ugly Stepsister
• A Cinderella Story: Kat Hughes on The Ugly Stepsister
• Deleted Scene
• Short Films: How Do You Like My Hair? and Sara’s Intimate Confessions
Limited Edition Contents:
• Rigid slipcase with new artwork by Ann Bembi
• 120-page book with Cinderella’s Stepsister by Emilie Blichfeldt, storyboard comparisons and new essays by BJ Colangelo, Michelle Kisner, Kimberly Leszak, Jolene Marie Richardson, Katie Rife and Amber T
• Six collectors’ art cards
Title: The Ugly Stepsister Limited Edition Dual 4K UHD/Blu-ray
Cat.No.: 2NDBR4277 Run Time: 109 mins
Cert: 18
Region: UHD Free / Blu-ray B
Order here: https://bit.ly/TheUglyStepsisterLtdEd
Title: The Ugly Stepsister Standard Edition 4K
Cat.No.: 2NDBR4279 Run Time: 109 mins
Cert: 18
Region: Free
Order here: https://bit.ly/TheUglyStepsisterUHD
Title: The Ugly Stepsister Standard Edition Blu-ray
Cat.No.: 2NDBR4278 Run Time: 109 mins
Cert: 18
Region: B
Order here: https://bit.ly/TheUglyStepsisterBlu
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