''Princess Aurora'' is a 2005

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n 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 Bang Eun-jin (born August 5, 1965) is a South Korean actress and film director. She is best known for starring in Park Chul-soo's '' 301, 302'' and Kim Ki-duk's '' Address Unknown''. Bang made her feature directorial debut with '' Princess Auror ...

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 (

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), 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 (

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) 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.

Cast

- Jung Soon-jung *

- Oh Sung-ho * Kwon Oh-joong - Detective Jung * Choi Jong-won - chief of detective squad *

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- Choi Shin-ok *

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- Na Jae-keun *Kim Ik-tae - Park Dal-soo, taxi driver *

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- Jang Myung-gil *

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- Kim Woo-tae *Park Seong-bin - Hong Ki-bum *Lee Ji-soo *Choi Ye-jin *

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- chief detective *Park Kwang-jung - coroner *

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*Kim Yeon-jae *Yoo Hye-jung *

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- Detective Choi *Kim Seon-hwa - Jang Myung-gil's mother *

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- Porsche customer 2 *

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- squad captain *Lee Jung-yong - Detective Baek *Lee Seol-hee - department store parking attendant *Jung Sung-hwa

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 The Korean Association of Film Critics Awards (), also known as the Critics Choice Awards (), is an annual awards ceremony for excellence in film in South Korea. It was established in 1980 by the Korean Association of Film Critics (KAFC). The c ...

* Best New Director -

;2005 Women in Film Korea Awards * Woman Filmmaker of the Year -

; 2006

Baeksang Arts Awards The Baeksang Arts Awards (), also known as the Paeksang Arts Awards, are awards for excellence in film, television and theatre in South Korea. The awards were first introduced in 1965 by Chang Key-young, the founder of the Hankook Ilbo newspap ...

"Princess Aurora - Awards"
''Cinemasie''. Retrieved 2013-08-07. * Nomination - Best Actress -

* Nomination - Best New Director -

;2006 Golden Cinematography Awards * Best New Director -

;2006 Busan Film Critics Awards * Best Actress -

;2006 Korean Film Awards * Nomination - Best New Director -

References

External links

* * {{IMDb title, 0488174, Princess Aurora 2005 films 2005 crime thriller films South Korean crime thriller films South Korean serial killer films Films directed by Bang Eun-jin CJ Entertainment films Cinema Service films 2000s Korean-language films 2005 directorial debut films South Korean films about revenge 2000s South Korean films