For years, the evil witch ruled with fear, executing any girl who dared to be more beautiful than her. No one could outshine her—until one day, she saw her. Something about this girl was different. For the first time, the witch hesitated, and in that moment, everything changed.

‘SPOILER ALERT’

After a young princess named Snow White is born, her mom dies, and she’s left in the care of her dad, the King. As Snow White grew older, the King loved her so much and made sure she never lacked anything. Everyone in the kingdom also loved the king because he always created a great atmosphere for them to sing, dance, and enjoy themselves every day.  

Much later, the King started grooming Snow White so that she would one day be able to lead the kingdom when he’s gone. Not long after, though, he decided to find another Queen and eventually got bewitched by an evil enchantress, who believed she was the most beautiful woman in the kingdom. A while later, dark magic invaded the land, and the King decided to head into the dark woods to fight for his people.  

Before he leaves, he says goodbye to Snow White and gives her his favorite dagger as a gift. After this, he rode off into the dark woods and was never seen again. Snow White tried to find her father, but she eventually gave up when she realized that he was truly gone.  

In the absence of her father, Snow White is left in the care of the Queen, who believes she’ll eventually have to get rid of her stepdaughter if she wants to remain the most beautiful woman in the kingdom. Ten years after the king died, the kingdom gets covered in ice and snow, and things also appear to have gotten worse for the citizens. On her 18th birthday, Snow White opens the window in her room, and a bird flies inside.  

After she feeds it, she hears a trumpet sound inside the palace and says that the Queen’s party is likely about to start. Even though no one is expecting her there, Snow White decides to head out there instead of staying in her room. Elsewhere, the Queen is informed by an elite citizen named Baron that he has heard rumors of how the kingdom is poor.  

He then suggests getting married to her so he can contribute his riches to help the kingdom. The Queen doesn’t like this idea, and she tells her loyal servant, Brighton, to write a decree stating that anyone who is caught spreading rumors, gossiping, or even thinking about it will be killed. Baron is shocked by this, but as the Queen asks Brighton what he thinks of the decree, he says it’s decisive.  

Almost immediately, the Queen sees Snow White walking near the castle’s throne room. She then calls Snow White to ask if her room is on fire. Snow White doesn’t get this, but she says she only thought she could attend the Queen’s party because it’s her 18th birthday.  

The Queen doesn’t care about this, and she says there’s no reason why Snow White should be out of her room. She adds that she doesn’t want to see Snow White sneak into her party again. Snow White looks disappointed by this, but the Queen tells her to know when she has been beaten.  

Meanwhile, a prince named Alcott and his valet, Renbock, ride their horses in the woods near Snow White’s kingdom. Renbock seems particularly concerned that they’ve just been moving around for a while without going to an exact place. Alcott says he’s looking for an adventure, and he won’t stop until he finds one.  

Suddenly, they notice some men moving really fast around the woods. Alcott gets off his horse to find out what’s going on, but he and Renbock eventually get attacked by the men. Renbock and Alcott believe they’re being attacked by giants, but as one of the men falls, they realize that the bandits are dwarfs who only wore something on their legs to look taller.  

Alcott laughs about this and insults the Dwarfs by calling them names, but they seem more concerned about stealing the gold inside his purse. Before they do this, Alcott tells them to stop, but they don’t listen to him. Renbock tries to get Alcott to be calm, but he calls the dwarfs children and says that someone needs to teach them a lesson. The dwarfs don’t like this, and they end up stealing Alcott and Renbock’s clothes before tying them upside down to a tree in the woods. Alcott is not happy about this, but he tells Renbock never to tell anyone about what happened because he’s embarrassed by it.  

Elsewhere, Snow White walks around the castle and eventually enters the kitchen, only to see that the cooks, led by a baker named Margaret, have made a small cake for her. As they all wish her a happy birthday, Snow White looks happy and blows off the candle on the cake. As Margaret then mentions that a girl’s 18th birthday is the most important one in her life, she says that the only reason she keeps working for the evil Queen is because she believes Snow White will take back the kingdom one day.  

Snow White says it’s not her kingdom, but Margaret says it is. She adds that the King wanted his daughter to inherit the kingdom, but unfortunately, the Queen has made everyone think that Snow White is a pathetic girl who is incapable of leaving the house. Margaret then gives her the dagger that the King gifted her when she was younger. 

As she looks at it, Snow White asks what she’s supposed to do with the dagger, and Margaret says she might need to see what goes on in the kingdom by herself. She adds that the people don’t sing and dance anymore, and that they need to see who Snow White really is. After this, Snow White sneaks out of the castle and heads into the kingdom to see what Margaret talked about.  

Meanwhile, the Queen goes into her room and walks through an enchanted mirror on the wall to enter a different realm where she can speak with her reflection. During their conversation, the Queen talks about Baron’s proposal and how she feels insulted by it because he’s an old man. Surprisingly, her reflection says she needs to accept Baron’s proposal because she has spent all the kingdom’s money on her vanity.  

The Queen doesn’t think Baron is the right man for her despite his wealth, but her reflection says she needs to get married to a rich person before she starts having wrinkles on her face. The Queen looks scared because she wants to remain the most beautiful woman in the kingdom, and she starts thinking about what her reflection said. Elsewhere, Snow White walks past the woods and sees Alcott and Renbock still tied to a tree.  

She looks surprised by this, and as she wonders what happened to them, Alcott says they were robbed by some giant bandits. He then orders her to free them, but she says she won’t do that unless he says please. Even though he initially hesitates, he eventually says it, and Snow White cuts down the rope. She also frees their hands, and as they get close to each other, Snow White and Alcott appear to be attracted to each other. As they eventually head separate ways, Alcott can’t stop looking at Snow White, and he tells Renbock that he thinks she likes him too.  

Renbock doesn’t think so, and he tells the Prince that they need to focus on their journey. Shortly after, Brighton informs the Queen that they have guests at the palace. As she wonders who they are, Renbock introduces Alcott as the Prince of Valencia. The Queen instantly falls in love with Alcott, and he seems to notice this. She then asks about Valencia because she has never heard of the place before.  

Alcott mentions that his kingdom is actually very big, and they have lots of natural resources, including gold and silver. The Queen is amazed by this, and after she welcomes Alcott and Renbock to her kingdom, she heads to her room and tells Brighton to organize a ball to impress the young prince. Brighton says he doesn’t understand this, but the Queen mentions that she plans to marry Alcott because he’s rich enough to solve her financial problems.  

Brighton says they can’t afford to throw the kind of ball she wants, but she tells him to collect more taxes from the people in the Kingdom. Brighton says he’s not sure people will pay because they’re suffering, but she tells him to come up with something to convince them. Shortly after, Snow White gets to the town and sees that the people living there are very poor and have nothing to eat.  

She looks sad and disappointed by this, but she quickly hides when Brighton arrives to leave a notice for the citizens to make more taxes. The town’s Magistrate complains about this, but Brighton says he’ll be back in a few days to get the money. One of the citizens then asks why the Queen keeps increasing their taxes, and Brighton says she’s using the money to protect them from an evil beast. 

The citizens look scared of the beast, and Brighton says that they wouldn’t be alive if the Queen wasn’t protecting them. Back at the palace, Alcott tells Renbock to head back to Valencia to bring him some clothes, gold, and soldiers. Renbock suggests that they go back together because the Queen strikes him as someone who is crazy, but Alcott says he’s sure there’s nothing to worry about.  

After a while, Snow White returns home and goes to meet Margaret to complain about what the people are going through. As she says that the Queen still taxes them heavily despite ruining everything her father built, Margaret says that the money is mostly used for her parties. She adds that the Queen is currently planning to throw one for a Prince who just came to town.  

Snow White is shocked to hear this, but Margaret says that the Prince has an army. Snow White believes he might be able to help them take back the kingdom, and Margaret says she needs to crash the party. Just before the party, the Queen goes through a series of weird treatments aimed at helping her maintain her beauty.  

After she’s done, she heads out for the ball and admires Alcott as he’s introduced to the guests as the Prince of Valencia. Snow White also sneaks into the ball, and as the Queen dances with her male guests, who are being passed around in a circular motion, Alcott ends up in front of her. They both look shocked to see each other, and Snow White says she didn’t know he was a Prince.  

He also asks what she’s doing there, and she says she’s a Princess in the kingdom. Alcott is surprised by this, but he still keeps dancing with Snow White instead of following the line to get to the Queen’s front. The Queen suspects that something is wrong, but she can’t see who the Prince is dancing with.  

Almost immediately, Snow White tells Alcott that she needs his help, and he asks what the problem is. She says it’s the Queen, and that since the King died, she has terrorized the people and ruined the kingdom. Before she says anything else, the Queen sees her, and Snow White tells Alcott that she needs to leave.  

The Queen sends Brighton after her, and as he follows her, Alcott notices that something shady is going on. As Snow White tries to escape to her room, Brighton grabs her and takes her to the Queen, who sounds pissed and asks why she was talking to her Prince. Snow White sounds shocked to hear this, but she mentions that she would like them to talk about what the Queen has done to the Kingdom.  

She adds that she has been to the town and seen what the people are going through. The Queen can’t believe that Snow White really left the castle, and she says it’s a punishable offence. Snow White says she didn’t do anything wrong, and that she’s technically the rightful leader of the kingdom. The Queen looks pissed by this, and as her moon necklace glows, she says it’s not the best thing Snow White could have said. Later that night, The Queen tells Brighton that she wants Snow White killed.  

Brighton thinks she’s being rash, but the Queen says that Snow White is a threat to her throne. She adds that Brighton needs to take her to the woods and feed her to the beast. Shortly after, Brighton takes Snow White to the woods, but he suddenly notices that something is moving around. 

This makes him scared, and as Snow White says she doesn’t want to die like her father, Brighton mentions that the King was always kind to him. Because of this, he frees her and tells her to run as fast as she can and never return to the kingdom. After he runs away, Snow White also heads in the opposite direction, but she eventually hits her head on a tree branch.  

She then falls to the ground and passes out. Later that night, Brighton returns to the palace and tells the Queen that Snow White is dead. She looks happy about this and tells Brighton to prepare to release the news of the tragedy. The next morning, Snow White wakes up and sees herself surrounded by dwarfs inside a small house. As she asks who they are, the dwarfs tell her that they’re the ones who will ask the questions.  

They then ask for her name, and she says she’s Snow White, the daughter of the King. The dwarfs believe they’ll be able to make some money if they take her back to the palace, but Snow White says that the Queen won’t give them anything because she actually sent her to be killed in the woods. The dwarfs don’t understand why anyone would want to kill her, but they eventually realize that she could put them in trouble.  

Snow White begs them to let her stay for one night, and even though they initially refuse to let this happen, they eventually agree. As they then head out for work, the dwarfs introduce themselves as Butcher, Will Grimm, Half Pint, Napoleon, Grub, Chuckles, and Wolf. Back at the palace, Brighton announces Snow White’s death to the cooks, and Margaret is devastated by this.  

Shortly after, Brighton heads out to collect the taxes that have already been gathered by the Magistrate. As he receives the money, he begins his journey back to the palace, but the dwarfs attack him. After they steal the money and his clothes, they head back home, only to see that Snow White has already prepared dinner for them.  

They look happy about this and immediately head to the table to enjoy the meal. Just then, Snow White sees that they brought home some gold and palace guard uniforms. As she wonders what kind of work they’re into, the dwarfs mention that they’re thieves. 

She then asks if they raided the palace, but they tell her that they got the gold just outside the village. Snow White says they stole the people’s money and need to return it, but they refuse to do this because they worked hard to get it. Snow White says it doesn’t matter because the people need their money back.  

The dwarfs mention that they don’t care about the town’s people, and as Snow White asks what the problem is, they tell her that everyone hates them. They add that when the Queen banished them from the Kingdom because she felt they were ugly, no one stood up for them. Snow White says she understands what it means to be treated badly by the Queen, but that it doesn’t justify their actions.  

As they argue about it, Snow White leaves the house and runs to the village to return the gold to the Magistrate. He looks happy about this and tells his people that a good Samaritan has brought their money back. As he tells her to say her name, the dwarfs get to the village and look pissed that Snow White took the gold away. She then tells the villagers that the dwarfs were the ones who actually got the money back for them. Everyone cheers for them, and they also look happy about this.  

When they return home, the dwarfs agree to let Snow White continue to stay with them. However, they mention that if she must live with them, she has to work with them. Snow White says she doesn’t want to join them in stealing from people, but they tell her that they’ll only be robbing the Queen. Snow White then agrees to join them as long as they give whatever they steal to the people who are suffering in the Kingdom. The dwarfs agree with this, and they start teaching her everything she needs to know, including how to use a sword.  

Elsewhere, the Queen commends Alcott for how he danced at the ball, but he says he’s more interested in knowing who Snow White really is. As he calls her the most beautiful girl he has ever seen, the Queen looks pissed and tells him that Snow White is already dead. Alcott is shocked by this, but the Queen explains that she died in the woods the previous day. Almost immediately, Brighton returns home and tells the Queen that he was robbed by bandits in the woods. Alcott sounds pissed to hear that the bandits are still attacking people in the woods, and he says he’ll handle the situation. 

As he leaves the house with some soldiers, they get to the woods and see a lady trying to pick up some things on the ground. Alcott goes close to her and sees that the lady is Snow White. As he looks shocked and says he thought she was dead, Snow White mentions that she’s actually supposed to be dead. Before Alcott can say anything else, the dwarfs attack his soldiers, and Snow White prepares to attack him. Alcott is shocked by this, and he calls her a traitor, but Snow White also calls him a jerk for working with the Queen. 

As they start fighting, he gets the upper hand and tells her to yield, but Snow White refuses. After a while, she manages to win the fight by getting a horse to knock him down before she punches his face. Shortly after, he returns to the palace and tells the Queen that he was attacked by the bandits. He also mentions that Snow White is their leader, but the Queen doesn’t believe this. Brighton says that Alcott probably doesn’t know what he’s saying, but he insists that Snow White is alive.  

The Queen realizes that Brighton didn’t kill Snow White, and she angrily heads to her room. She then walks through the mirror and tells her reflection that she wants her magic. The Queen’s reflection says there’s a price for using magic, but the Queen doesn’t seem to care. She then mentions that she also wants to get married to Alcott. Her reflection tells her that Alcott loves Snow White, and that she should focus on Baron instead. 

The Queen doesn’t want this, and she suggests using the same love potion she served the King to make Alcott fall in love with her. Her reflection says she has used it up just like the other things in the Kingdom. The Queen then remembers what Brighton did, and she says she wants him killed. Her reflection advises her not to overreact because she won’t have another loyal servant like Brighton. She agrees with this but mentions that she still wants something terrible to happen to him.  

Her reflection says there’s a price for using magic, but the Queen says she doesn’t care. Following this, her reflection uses her magic to turn Brighton into a cockroach. She also gives the Queen a love potion to make Alcott fall in love with her. The Queen secretly pours it into his cup, and as he drinks from it, he starts behaving like a puppy. The Queen then realizes that she used a puppy love potion, which will make Alcott devoted to her like a puppy.  

She doesn’t seem to care about this, and as she asks if he would like to get married to her, he agrees. Later that night, Half Pint returns home and tells the other dwarfs that he just heard that the Queen is getting married to the Prince at the lakeside the next day. Snow White looks sad as she hears this, and she walks away to cry in the woods. 

The dwarfs are shocked by this, but they eventually realize that Snow White is in love with Alcott. Suddenly, the Queen’s reflection uses her magic to control two giant puppets to attack the dwarfs. Unfortunately, the dwarfs are powerless against the puppets, and they run into the house to hide.  

Before the puppets harm them, Snow White shows up and cuts them down, leaving the Queen’s reflection shocked. The next day, Snow White decides to leave the dwarfs because she’ll only get them into trouble with the Queen. The dwarfs don’t want this, and they tell her not to give up on getting back the Prince.  

They also mention that they see her as a leader because she changed their lives even when they never believed in themselves. As Grub mentions that the kingdom needs her, Snow White asks if they would like to crash a party with her, and they look excited about this. Elsewhere, Alcott and the guests are already at the venue of the wedding, but the Queen is still at the palace, trying to wear her dress. 

Brighton eventually becomes human again, and after he laments how bad his experience as a cockroach was, he resumes his role as the Queen’s loyal servant and helps her fix her dress. Shortly after, Snow White and the dwarfs storm the venue of the wedding to steal from the guests and also kidnap Alcott. When the Queen arrives, she sees the guests looking humiliated inside a tent, and Baron calls for her to be removed from her position because she lacks control over the kingdom.  

The Queen ignores him and asks for Alcott, and she’s told that Snow White has kidnapped him. She looks pissed by this and tells Brighton that she just learned that if she wants to kill someone, she has to do it herself. Elsewhere, Snow White and the dwarfs get tired of Alcott saying that he misses the Queen.  

They then discover that he’s under a spell, and they try different things in an attempt to help him snap out of it. Unfortunately, nothing works, and as Snow White wonders what they’ll do next, Napoleon says he believes the spell can only be broken by a kiss from Alcott’s true love. Since Snow White is his true love, Napoleon tells her to do it.  

Half Pint is not sure about this, but after discussing it for a while, Snow White breaks the spell, and Alcott regains his senses. She and the dwarfs then tell him that he was about to get married to the Queen, and he looks shocked. Following this, he thanks them for saving him and also apologizes for insulting the dwarfs when they first met. 

Suddenly, the ground starts shaking, and the dwarfs believe that the evil beast is around. Snow White then tells them that she has to go out alone because it’s her fight. As she locks them inside, Alcott tries to get her to open the door, but she refuses.  

She then heads into the woods to face the beast, but she sees the Queen instead. She looks shocked and asks if the beast doesn’t frighten her, but she says it does whatever she wants. Snow White asks if she ordered it to kill her father, but the Queen doesn’t respond. She then tells Snow White that killing her would be very easy. As the beast appears behind her, the Queen tells it to go after Snow White, who quickly runs away.  

Meanwhile, the Queen returns to her mirror and talks about how she has finished off Snow White. Elsewhere, Alcott makes his way out of the house and locks the dwarfs inside. He then finds Snow White and joins her in running away from the beast. They eventually have nowhere to run to, and the beast attacks them. They try to put up a fight against it, but the beast knocks them down and throws Snow White’s dagger away.  

Coincidentally, the dwarfs leave the house after using a spare key, and as they see the beast about to pounce on Snow White, they throw snowballs at it. The beast eventually shakes the ground to make them fall off where they’re standing, and it then faces Snow White. Before it hurts her, Alcott tries to fight for her, but the beast pins him to a tree.  

Just then, the dwarfs see Snow White’s dagger and throw it to Alcott so he can pass it to Snow White. As the beast stands in front of her, it suddenly hesitates to do anything to her, and Snow White finds this strange. When the dagger falls next to her, she thinks about stabbing the beast, but she notices it has an identical necklace to the one the Queen always wears.  

As Snow White wonders what to do, she tears the necklace with the dagger, and a strange energy source flies into the sky. In the Queen’s room, her necklace glows strangely, and as she touches it, she realizes that she’s suddenly looking very old. Her reflection then looks at her and asks if she’s ready to discover the price of using magic.  

Meanwhile, the beast transforms into the King, and Snow White is shocked. As she hugs her dad, he says she was very young when he last saw her, but she mentions that it’s a long story. He then sees Alcott and the dwarfs and asks who they are. Snow White says they’re the heroes who worked together to save their kingdom, and the King says he’s indebted to them. As he asks what he can do to repay them, the dwarfs ask for gold and drinks, but Alcott says he wants to ask for Snow White’s hand in marriage.  

The next day, the King organizes a big ceremony to celebrate Snow White’s marriage to Alcott. After he pronounces them husband and wife, the villagers start giving Snow White her wedding gifts. During this part of the event, someone gives Snow White a red apple and tells her to take one bite for good fortune.  

As she’s about to do this, Snow White looks at the woman and realizes that she’s the evil Queen. Instead of eating it, Snow White cuts a slice of the apple and gives it to the Queen while saying she needs to know when she has been beaten. As the Queen eats it, her mirror gets shattered, and the sun appears in the sky again. Everyone rejoices as the snow and icy weather disappear, and Snow White also looks happy about this.  

After putting the King under a spell to make him fall in love with her, the evil Queen not only made him disappear, but she also ruined the kingdom and made life hard for the citizens. Snow White realized this and decided to stand up to her, but the Queen sent her to be killed in the woods. Luckily, Brighton didn’t kill her, and Snow White was able to meet the dwarfs, who helped her defeat the Queen and reunite with Alcott. On the other hand, the Queen turned old and wretched, and Snow White made sure she got a bite out of her poisoned apple. This story teaches that cruelty only leads to destruction, and whatever you sow is what you reap.  

Mirror Mirror 2012.