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Princess Aurora (film)

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Princess Aurora
Theatrical poster
Hangul
오로라공주
Hanja
오로라
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]

Princess Aurora is a 2005 South Korean crime thriller film starring Uhm Jung-hwa and Moon Sung-keun. This 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]

Plot

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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

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Reception

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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

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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

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  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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