The Ugly Stepsister
“If the shoe doesn't fit...”
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.
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Cast
21 people
Lea Myren
Elvira
Also in
Kids in Crime
Familien Lykke
Ane Dahl Torp
Rebekka
Known for
The Wave
Occupied
Thea Sofie Loch Næss
Agnes
Known for
La Palma
The Last Kingdom
Flo Fagerli
Alma
Known for
Number 24
Isac Calmroth
Prince Julian
Also in
Evil
All that remains
Malte Gårdinger
Isak
Known for
Young Royals
Ralph Carlsson
Otto
Known for
Millennium
Show Me Love
Cecilia Forss
Sophie von Kronenberg
Known for
The Åre Murders
Simple Simon
Katarzyna Herman
Madam Vanja
Known for
1670
The Lure
Adam Lundgren
Dr. Esthétique
Known for
Chernobyl
Clark
Willy Ramnek Petri
Frederik von Bluckfish
Known for
Becoming Astrid
Kyrre Hellum
Jan
Known for
Lilyhammer
Nobel
Emilie Blichfeldt Director · John Erik Kaada Composer Vilde Tuv Composer
Worldwide gross $5.3M · Budget $4.2M · United States release April 18, 2025
Box office
Budget
$4,250,000
Worldwide gross
$5,325,096
Gross vs. budget
1.3×
Production
Mer Film
Production
Lava Films
Production
MOTOR
Production
Scanbox Production
Production
Zentropa International Sweden
Production
Mediefondet Zefyr
Production
Film i Väst
Production
Denmark · Norway · Poland · Sweden
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Languages
Original title
Den stygge stesøsteren
Original language
Norwegian
Spoken on screen
Norwegian · Polish · Swedish
Release dates
United States · January 23, 2025
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
Norway · March 7, 2025
Theatrical
United States · April 18, 2025
Theatrical
United States · May 9, 2025
Digital
United States
April 19, 2025 · Premiere · PFF SpringFest
Argentina
October 9, 2025 · Theatrical
Australia
May 9, 2025 · Digital · Shudder
Belgium
April 14, 2025 · Premiere · Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival
Brazil
October 23, 2025 · Theatrical
December 8, 2025 · Digital · VOD
Canada
April 19, 2025 · Premiere · Calgary Underground Film Festival
Chile
October 9, 2025 · Theatrical
Colombia
September 25, 2025 · Theatrical
Czechia
October 16, 2025 · Theatrical
Denmark
June 5, 2025 · Digital
Estonia
May 2, 2025 · Premiere · Haapsalu Horror and Fantasy Film Festival
May 30, 2025 · Theatrical
Finland
April 3, 2025 · Premiere · Night Visions Film Festival
France
April 17, 2025 · Premiere · Lyon Festival Hallucinations Collectives
April 23, 2025 · Premiere · Toulouse Grindhouse Paradise Festival
July 2, 2025 · Theatrical
Germany
February 16, 2025 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
May 8, 2025 · Premiere · Fantasy Filmfest Nights
June 5, 2025 · Theatrical
Greece
May 8, 2025 · Theatrical
Guatemala
September 25, 2025 · Theatrical
Hungary
May 29, 2025 · Theatrical
Indonesia
May 28, 2025 · Theatrical
Ireland
April 25, 2025 · Theatrical
Israel
April 24, 2025 · Theatrical
Italy
October 30, 2025 · Theatrical
Japan
January 16, 2026 · Theatrical
Latvia
October 3, 2025 · Theatrical
Lithuania
November 7, 2025 · Premiere · European Film Festival Scanorama
November 28, 2025 · Theatrical
January 29, 2026 · Digital · ŽMONĖS Cinema
Mexico
September 11, 2025 · Theatrical
October 26, 2025 · Digital
Netherlands
October 12, 2025 · Premiere · Leiden International Film Festival
New Zealand
May 9, 2025 · Digital · Shudder
Peru
October 9, 2025 · Theatrical
Philippines
November 14, 2025 · Premiere · QCinema International Film Festival
Poland
April 25, 2025 · Premiere · OFF CAMERA International Festival of Independent Cinema
June 24, 2025 · Premiere · Warsaw
June 26, 2025 · Premiere · Łódź
June 28, 2025 · Premiere · BellaTOFIFEST International Film Festival
July 4, 2025 · Theatrical
Russia
April 18, 2025 · Premiere · 47th Moscow International Film Festival
June 5, 2025 · Theatrical
July 3, 2025 · Digital
Singapore
May 29, 2025 · Limited theatrical
Slovakia
June 18, 2026 · Theatrical
South Africa
May 9, 2025 · Theatrical
South Korea
July 6, 2025 · Premiere · Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival
August 20, 2025 · Theatrical
Spain
October 17, 2025 · Theatrical
Sweden
March 23, 2025 · Premiere · Monsters of Film
June 13, 2025 · Theatrical
Ukraine
July 10, 2025 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
April 25, 2025 · Theatrical
May 9, 2025 · Digital
February 23, 2026 · Physical · Second Sight 4k Ultra HD Blu-ray / Blu-ray
Vietnam
September 19, 2025 · Theatrical
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