“The Ugly Stepsister”, a “body horror” that twists the classic “Cinderella”, triumphs in Sitges

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Scene from “The Ugly Stepsister” MARCEL ZYSKIND / FESTIVAL DE SITGE | EUROPEAN PRESS

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The ending of the story of this 58th Sitges Fantastic Film Festival had a prince, Cinderella and a more or less happy ending. But nothing is what it seems because The Ugly Stepsister, the debut film


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