SEVERIN CLOSES OUT SUMMER WITH OSCAR-NOMINEE THE UGLY STEPSISTER, THE JOKO ANWAR COLLECTION & 4K GWENDOLINE
20th Anniversary Celebration Continues with Emilie Blichfeldt’s New Body Horror Classic, 4-Disc THE SACRED & THE CURSED and Just Jaeckin’s Final Film in UHD
In continued celebration of our 20th Anniversary, Severin Films today presents the full details of their new releases: In THE UGLY STEPSISTER – “the jaw-dropping debut” (Paste Magazine) by writer/director Emilie Blichfeldt – Severin proudly presents the North American Disc Premiere of the 2025 Oscar-nominated shocker that Elements Of Madness calls “surreal, brilliant, masterfully crafted and one of the best horror movies of the year.” THE SACRED & THE CURSED: THE JOKO ANWAR COLLECTION presents a quartet of classic films – SATAN’S SLAVES, IMPETIGORE, SATAN’S SLAVES 2: COMMUNION and the North American Home Video Premiere of DEAD TIME – by “The Indonesian Master of Horror” (Bloody Disgusting) in a 4-disc collection with director-approved masters and more than 10 hours of Special Features. And EMMANUELLE director Just Jaeckin’s final film GWENDOLINE – Severin’s first-ever release in 2006 – makes its North American UHD Premiere in a 3-disc collection that includes the European and U.S. Versions with 6+ hours of Special Features. All three titles are now available for pre-order at www.Severin-Films.com.
THE UGLY STEPSISTER
It redefined both fairy tales and body horror, stunned audiences at Sundance, was nominated for an Oscar and remains a “cinematically exhilarating” (Vulture), “playfully grotesque” (Indiewire) and “undeniably vicious piece of entertainment” (RogerEbert.com). Now you can experience the “jaw-dropping debut” (Paste Magazine) by writer/director Emilie Blichfeldt on physical media for the first time ever in North America: In this grisly reinterpretation of Cinderella, a young maiden – an unforgettable performance by Lea Myren – will submit to a series of increasingly brutal cosmetic extremes to win the love of a less-than-charming prince. But in a kingdom of cruelty where beauty is pain, what is the ultimate human cost of ‘happily ever after’? “Imagine Cinderella meets SUSPIRIA meets Cronenberg,” says Elements of Madness. “THE UGLY STEPSISTER is surreal, brilliant, masterfully crafted and one of the best horror movies of the year.”
Limited Edition Slipcover
Special Features for THE UGLY STEPSISTER:
Disc 1: UHD
- Audio Commentary With Director Emilie Blichfeldt And Filmmaker Patrik Syversen
- Audio Commentary With Film Historian Meagan Navarro
- This Is My Ball – Interview With Director Emilie Blichfeldt
- Generational Trauma – Interview With Actor Lea Myren
- Take Up Space – Interview With Actor Thea Sofie Loch Næss
- Character And Gore – Interview With Effects Artist Thomas Foldberg
- The Beauty Of Ugly – The Effects Of THE UGLY STEPSISTER
- A Cinderella Story – Film Critic Kat Hughes On THE UGLY STEPSISTER
Deleted Scene
- Emilie Blichfeldt Short Films:
HOW DO YOU LIKE MY HAIR? (2013), SARA'S INTIMATE CONFESSIONS (2018)
Disc 2: Blu-ray
- Audio Commentary With Director Emilie Blichfeldt And Filmmaker Patrik Syversen
- Audio Commentary With Film Critic Meagan Navarro
- This Is My Ball – Interview With Director Emilie Blichfeldt
- Generational Trauma – Interview With Actor Lea Myren
- Take Up Space – Interview With Actor Thea Sofie Loch Næss
- Character And Gore – Interview With Effects Artist Thomas Foldberg
- The Beauty Of Ugly – The Effects Of THE UGLY STEPSISTER
- A Cinderella Story – Film Critic Kat Hughes On THE UGLY STEPSISTER
- Deleted Scene
- Emilie Blichfeldt Short Films:
HOW DO YOU LIKE MY HAIR? (2013), SARA'S INTIMATE CONFESSIONS (2018)
Disc Specs for THE UGLY STEPSISTER:
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Runtime: 109 mins
Audio: Norwegian 5.1
English Subtitles
4K Video: Dolby Vision
Region: UHD: A/B/C, Blu-ray: A
THE SACRED & THE CURSED:
THE JOKO ANWAR COLLECTION
He’s the award-winning writer/producer/director who’s been called “truly brilliant” (Heaven of Horror), “a filmmaker who dares to walk where few have gone” (Independent Observer) and “one of the best working in the genre today” (Voices from the Balcony). Now for the first time ever, Severin Films brings together a quartet of classics by “The Indonesian Master of Horror” (Bloody Disgusting) Joko Anwar: Anwar’s global breakthrough SATAN’S SLAVES redefined Indonesian cinema and remains a modern horror milestone. Far more than just a sequel, SATAN’S SLAVES 2: COMMUNION is an over-the-top and wickedly grisly haunted house masterpiece. IMPETIGORE, his love letter to the genre, shattered taboos and shocked international audiences like never before. And with the neo-noir hit DEAD TIME, Anwar merges supernatural folklore with contemporary terrors to craft a visually stunning nightmare. All four films are presented from masters approved by Anwar, with over 10 combined hours of Special Features produced exclusively for this collection.
For his 2017 breakthrough, Joko Anwar took the 1980 classic by Sisworo Gautama Putra and reinvented its themes of supernatural folklore to deliver an “extraordinary” (Malevolent Dark), “take-no-prisoners” (Slash Film), “deliciously creepy spectacle oozing with Satanic inspiration” (Dread Central) that shattered box-office records and single-handedly launched The New Golden Age of Indonesian Horror: When the matriarch of a struggling family dies after a mysterious illness, it will unlock a slow-burning nightmare of ancestral superstition, occult carnage and several of the most “gloriously crafted scares” (Warped Perspective) in modern horror history. Tara Basro (IMPETIGORE) and Bront Palarae (GHOST IN THE CELL) star in “one of the best remakes of the last decade” (Horror News) and “a nerve-jangling good time where the mayhem hardly lets up” (Daily Dead), now presented from a master approved by the writer/director with over 2 hours of Special Features.
Special Features for SATAN’S SLAVES:
- Audio Commentary With Writer/Director Joko Anwar
- Joko Anwar On SATAN'S SLAVES
- The Mother, Spirituality And World Music – Interview With Actress Ayu Laksmi
- Director Of Photography Ical Tanjung On The Cinematography Of SATAN'S SLAVES
- Composer Aghi Narottama On Joko Anwar And The Music Of SATAN'S SLAVES
- A Discussion With Producer Gope T. Samtani
- A Discussion With Producer Tia Hasibuan
- An Analysis Of SATAN'S SLAVES By Film Critic Hikmat Darmawan
- An Analysis Of SATAN'S SLAVES By Film Critic Leila Chudori
- Deleted Scenes
- Trailer
Disc Specs for SATAN’S SLAVES:
Runtime: 106 mins
Audio: Indonesian 5.1, Indonesian Stereo, English 5.1, English Stereo
Subtitles: English, English SDH
Region A/B/C
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Five years after SATAN’S SLAVES broke box-office records and forever redefined Indonesian horror, Joko Anwar crafted his follow-up hailed as “truly disturbing” (Gizmodo), “darker and more macabre than before” (Bloody Disgusting) and “one of the few sequels that totally surpasses the original” (Nerdly): Having barely escaped their rural Satanic nightmare, the Suwono family now lives in a decrepit Jakarta apartment building that seethes with urban dread, grisly secrets and demonic havoc where the damned find no solace, evil demands its harvest and “every scene is punctuated with horrific visions that you can’t unsee” (The Scariest Things). SATAN’S SLAVES stars Tara Basro, Endy Arfian, Nasar Anuz, Bront Palarae, Egi Fedly and Ayu Laksmi return for “a wickedly malevolent slice of Indonesian horror that’s right on in its razor-toothed execution” (Slash Film), now presented from a master approved by the writer/director with 3 hours of new Special Features.
Special Features for SATAN’S SLAVES 2: COMMUNION:
- Audio Commentary With Writer/Director Joko Anwar
- Joko Anwar On SATAN'S SLAVES 2
- Director Of Photography Ical Tanjung On The Cinematography Of SATAN'S SLAVES 2
- Composer Aghi Narottama On Joko Anwar And The Music Of SATAN'S SLAVES 2
- A Discussion With Producer Sunil G. Samtani
- A Discussion With Producer Tia Hasibuan
- An Analysis Of SATAN'S SLAVES 2 By Film Critic Hikmat Darmawan
- An Analysis Of SATAN'S SLAVES 2 By Film Critic Leila Chudori
- Archival Making-Of Featurette
- Trailer
Disc Specs for SATAN’S SLAVES 2: COMMUNION:
Runtime: 119 mins
Audio: Indonesian 5.1, Indonesian Stereo
Subtitles: English
Region A/B/C
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Following SATAN’S SLAVES, his HBO Asia series Folklore and the superhero blockbuster GUNDALA, Joko Anwar returned to horror with this “relentlessly frightening” (Creepy Kingdom) love letter to the genre that premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival and remains “a gruesome descent into madness that will leave your skin crawling” (Daily Dead): When a cynical young city woman travels to her remote ancestral village in search of an inheritance, she’ll instead unleash a legacy of dark tragedy, grim butchery and a grotesque family curse “dripping with otherworldly weirdness” (When It Was Cool). Tara Basro (SATAN’S SLAVES 1 & 2), Ario Bayu (THE QUEEN OF BLACK MAGIC) and Marissa Anita (Nightmares and Daydreams) star in the modern shock classic where “Anwar goes for broke in terms of gonzo bloodshed, over-the-top reveals and a ballsy approach to shattering cinematic taboos” (Bloody Disgusting), now presented from a master approved by the writer/director.
Special Features for IMPETIGORE:
- Writer/Director Joko Anwar On IMPETIGORE
- IMPETIGORE And Beyond – Interview With Actress Christine Hakim
- Behind The Scenes Of IMPETIGORE And The SATAN'S SLAVES Films With Actress Asmara Abigail
- Behind The Scenes Of IMPETIGORE With Actress Faradina Mufti
- Director Of Photography Ical Tanjung On The Cinematography Of IMPETIGORE
- Composer Aghi Narottama On Joko Anwar And The Music Of IMPETIGORE
- A Discussion With Producer Shanty Harmayn
- A Discussion With Producer Tia Hasibuan
- An Analysis Of IMPETIGORE By Film Critic Hikmat Darmawan
- An Analysis Of IMPETIGORE By Film Critic Leila Chudori
Camera Tests
- Trailer
- TV Spot
Disc Specs for IMPETIGORE:
Runtime: 107 mins
Audio: Indonesian 5.1, Indonesian Stereo
Subtitles: English
Region: A/B/C
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
With only his second film as writer/director, Joko Anwar captured international acclaim, rewrote the rules of Indonesian cinema and launched his global career via the “disturbing and absolutely magnificent noir-horror that was a great prelude of what was about to follow” (Asian Movie Pulse): In a city sweltering with violence and despair, a jaded cop and a desperate reporter investigate a series of brutal killings that will trap them in a web of superstition, corruption, ghoulish creatures and “the best political thriller since the heyday of Alan Pakula” (Sight and Sound). Fachry Albar (THE FORBIDDEN DOOR) and Ario Bayu (IMPETIGORE) star in this “strange, unpredictable and beautiful film that will take you for quite a ride” (Screen Anarchy) – also known as KALA – now presented from a scan approved by the writer/director with over 2 hours of new Special Features.
Special Features for DEAD TIME:
- Audio Commentary With Writer/Director Joko Anwar
- Joko Anwar On DEAD TIME
- Behind The Scenes Of DEAD TIME With Actress Faradina Mufti
- Director Of Photography Ical Tanjung On The Cinematography Of DEAD TIME
- Composer Aghi Narottama On Joko Anwar And The Music Of DEAD TIME
- A Discussion With Producer Shanty Harmayn
- A Discussion With Producer Tia Hasibuan
- An Analysis Of Joko Anwar’s Filmography By Film Critic Hikmat Darmawan
- An Analysis Of DEAD TIME By Film Critic Leila Chudori
- Trailer
Disc Specs for DEAD TIME:
Runtime: 106 mins
Audio: Indonesian 5.1, Indonesian Stereo
Subtitles: English
Region: A/B/C
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
GWENDOLINE (4K Ultra HD)
With his final feature film, legendary filmmaker Just Jaeckin (EMMANUELLE, THE STORY OF O) crafted the most ambitiously erotic epic of his career, now presented in UHD for the first time in North America: Video vixen Tawny Kitaen (BACHELOR PARTY, WITCHBOARD) and action hero Brent Huff (COP GAME, BORN TO FIGHT, STRIKE COMMANDO 2) star in this “truly insane Indiana Jones movie with a ton of nudity” (Cultsploitation) based on the infamous S&M comic strip and bursting with perilous adventure, bountiful skin, spectacular production design, eye-popping lesbian bondage and more. César Award-winning actress/director Zabou co-stars in “one of the quintessential films of the ‘80s” (Blu-ray.com) – featuring both the Uncut European Version and U.S. Release THE PERILS OF GWENDOLINE IN THE LAND OF THE YIK YAK – newly scanned in 4K from the original camera negative with over 6 hours of Special Features that include a never-before-seen interview with Tawny Kitaen.
Limited Edition Slipcover
Special Features for GWENDOLINE (Uncut European Version):
Disc 1: UHD
- Audio Commentary With Director Just Jaeckin
- Audio Commentary With Stars Tawny Kitaen And Brent Huff
- Trailer
Disc 2: Blu-ray
- Audio Commentary With Director Just Jaeckin
- Audio Commentary With Stars Tawny Kitaen And Brent Huff
- The Butterfly Effect – 2019 Interview With Director Just Jaeckin
- An American Beauty In Paris – 2009 Interview With Tawny Kitaen
- Bondage Paradise – Interviews With Costume/Concept Designers And Comic Book Artists François Schuiten And Claude Renard
- The Perils Of Production – Interview With Executive Producer Jean-Claude Fleury
- Gwendoline’s Travels – Interview With Production Designer Françoise Deleu
- Blu-ray Promos With Tawny Kitaen And Brent Huff
- The Last Temptation Of Just – 2006 Interview With Director Just Jaeckin
- Trailers
Disc 3: THE PERILS OF GWENDOLINE IN THE LAND OF THE YIK YAK (U.S. Release Version) Blu-ray
- Dr. Kinsey Audio Interview With John Willie, Creator Of Sweet Gwendoline
- Revealing Tawny Kitaen Photospread For French LUI Magazine
Disc Specs for GWENDOLINE (Uncut European Version):
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Runtime: 105 mins
Audio: English 5.1, English Stereo, French 5.1, French Stereo
Closed Captions, English Subtitles
4K Video: Dolby Vision
Region: UHD: A/B/C, Blu-ray: A
Disc Specs for THE PERILS OF GWENDOLINE IN THE LAND OF THE YIK YAK (U.S. Release Version) Blu-ray:
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Runtime: 88 mins
Audio: English Stereo
Closed Captions: English
Region: A
