As the 20th Anniversary celebrations continue, Severin Films today presents the full details of their August releases. In THE UGLY STEPSISTER – “the jaw-dropping debut” (Paste Magazine) from 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, SATAN’S SLAVES 2: COMMUNION, IMPETIGORE and the Worldwide Home Video Premiere of DEAD TIME – by “The Indonesian Master of Horror” (Bloody Disgusting) in a 4-disc collection with director-approved masters with 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 more than 6 hours of Special Features. All three titles are now available for pre-order at www.Severin-Films.com.
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.”
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.
Disc 1: SATAN’S SLAVES (2017)
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
Disc 2: SATAN’S SLAVES 2: COMMUNION (2022)
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
Disc 3: IMPETIGORE (2019)
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
Disc 4: DEAD TIME (2007)
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).
