'The Ugly Step Sister' takes beauty standards to a whole new level

‘Cinderella’ is a tale as old as time and has been retold over the years. This time, however, she’ll get her revenge in the end. From the twisted minds at Shudder and IFC Films comes ‘The Ugly Stepsister’ “Determined to outshine her beautiful stepsister, Elvira resorts to extreme measures to win the prince's heart in this dark re-imagining of the Cinderella fairy tale.”

In her directorial debut, Emilie Blichfeldt told Sundance what ignited her love for filmmaking “I grew up in a tiny village above the Arctic Circle on the rough coast of northern Norway. My parents were all about books. We got our first VHS player combined with a DVD player when I was 13. That’s when I had my first big film experience. I watched Amélie on repeat!” recounts the filmmaker. “I moved from home when I was 16 to attend a high school with a drama course. I borrowed films at the library based on which actors were in them, which I then watched in my little room. That’s when I stumbled over this Nicole Kidman movie: Dogville by Lars von Trier. I was totally spellbound. I thought, ‘If this is cinema, then I want in!’”

‘The Ugly Stepsister’ comes to theaters on April 18th. You can watch the trailer now courtesy of Shudder