From writer/director Emilie Blichfeldt comes The Ugly Stepsister, the story of an impressionable and idealistic young woman who dreams of marrying the kingdom’s prince and finds that her beautiful stepsister becomes her greatest rival. Increasingly desperate she resorts to extreme measures in a quest for the physical perfection she believes will win the prince’s heart. 

The Ugly Stepsister isnt a film Im familiar with (yet) and until I saw this film listed on the Second Sight Films site, I didnt even know it existed. Thats not a bad thing, its just that any film fan knows- there are more films out there than we can watch and so often- films will slip through the cracks and we dont pick them up until further down the line. I am looking forward to checking out The Ugly Stepsister soon and will amend this article into more of a ‘review’ article. The fact that Second Sight Films have picked this up for release is most definitely a couple of thumbs up!  As with most Second Sight Film releases, this set will come along with some great special features.  They are as follows. 

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 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 Emelie Blichfeldt, storyboard comparisons and new essays by BJ Colangelo, Michelle Kisner, Kimberly Leszak, Jolene Marie Richardson, Katie Rife and Amber T

6 collectors’ art cards