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Lea Myren in "The Ugly Stepsister" (Lukasz Bak/IFC). The film has a very distinct tone, from its 1970s European style imagery to fantasy sequences to some painfully funny and gruesome episodes of ...

And, of course, rich. The Ugly Stepsister Not rated. In Norwegian, with subtitles. Running time: 1 hour 50 minutes. In theaters.

The Ugly Stepsister’s torture-porn take on a classic fairy tale is told from a teenager’s point of view, but the grotesque elements are appropriate for gorehounds of all ages.