Princess Aurora (film)

Princess Aurora is a 2005 South Korean film about a mother, grieving the death of her child, who goes on a murderous revenge spree. Though it was released with far less fanfare, its violent theme earned it comparison to Sympathy for Lady Vengeance, released the same year. It was the directorial and writing debut of Bang Eun-jin, who had previously worked on Address Unknown and 301, 302.

Plot

Tagline: 늦어서 미안해 (Sorry I'm late)

Princess Aurora is the story of a young woman and her quest for revenge and justice for the death of her child. 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" series found at every crime scene. What the police don't know is that the murderer is Jung Sun-jung (Eom Jeong-hwa), one of the lead detective's ex-wife, and that she is out to kill everyone who she believes played a role in her young child's death. Detective Oh Sung-ho (Mun Seong-kun), who is studying to become a priest, and his partner (Kwon Oh-jung,) are working on the serial murder case, with little progress. Oh eventually thinks that Jung Sun-jung, his ex-wife, might be behind the murders. Uncertain of his suspicions, Oh withholds information, and instead of confirming Jung's guilt or innocence, gets caught up emotionally and spends a romantic night with her. The killings continue and eventually Jung allows herself to be captured after completing her revenge.

External links

• IMDb entry
• Cineseoul profile