Princess Aurora (film)

Princess Aurora is a 2005 South Korean film about a mother over grieving the death of her child, who goes on a murderous revenge spree. It was the directorial and writing debut of actress-director Bang Eun-jin.[2][3]

Princess Aurora
Theatrical poster
Hangul
오로라공주
Hanja
오로라公主
Revised RomanizationOrora Gongju
McCune–ReischauerOrora Kongju
Directed byBang Eun-jin
Written byBang Eun-jin
Seo Min-hee
Kim Chang-rae
Jung Yong-joo
Produced byMyung Gye-nam
Nam Jong-woo
Kang Woo-suk
StarringUhm Jung-hwa
Moon Sung-keun
CinematographyChoi Young-hwan
Edited byKim Hyeon
Music byJung Jae-hyung
Distributed byCinema Service
Release date
  • October 27, 2005 (2005-10-27)
Running time
106 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$5,081,114[1]

Plot

A strange series of murders begin to take place in Korea. There seems to be no connection between the victims, only a small sticker depicting a character from the popular "Princess Aurora" cartoon series is found at every crime scene.

Detective Oh Sung-ho (Moon Sung-keun), who is studying to become a priest, and his partner (Kwon Oh-joong) are working on the serial murder case, with little progress. Sung-ho begins to suspect that his ex-wife Jung Soon-jung (Uhm Jung-hwa) might be behind the murders. Uncertain of his suspicions, Sung-ho withholds information, and instead of confirming Soon-jung's guilt or innocence, gets caught up emotionally and spends a romantic night with her. The killings continue, with Soon-jung out to punish everyone whom she believes played a role in her young child's death. Soon-jung eventually allows herself to be captured, in order to complete the final act of her revenge.[4]

Cast

Reception

Though it was released with far less fanfare, its violent theme earned it comparison to Sympathy for Lady Vengeance, released the same year.

Awards and nominations
2005 Korean Association of Film Critics Awards
2005 Women in Film Korea Awards
2006 Baeksang Arts Awards[5]
2006 Golden Cinematography Awards
2006 Busan Film Critics Awards
2006 Korean Film Awards

References
  1. "Princess Aurora". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
  2. "오로라 공주 (Princess Aurora) Press Screening Report". Twitch Film. 23 October 2005. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
  3. "nKino/Cine21 Interviews: Bang Eun-Jin talks 오로라 공주 (Princess Aurora)". Twitch Film. 3 November 2005. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
  4. "K-FILM REVIEWS: 오로라 공주 (Princess Aurora)". Twitch Film. 19 March 2006. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
  5. "Princess Aurora - Awards". Cinemasie. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
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