Princess Aurora (film)
# 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.

## 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.

## Cast

* Uhm Jung-hwa - Jung Soon-jung
* Moon Sung-keun - Oh Sung-ho
* Kwon Oh-joong - Detective Jung
* Choi Jong-won - chief of detective squad
* Hyun Young - Choi Shin-ok
* Kim Yong-gun - Na Jae-keun
* Kim Ik-tae - Park Dal-soo, taxi driver
* Park Hyo-jun - Jang Myung-gil
* Jang Hyun-sung - Kim Woo-tae
* Park Seong-bin - Hong Ki-bum
* Lee Ji-soo
* Choi Ye-jin
* Lee Dae-yeon - chief detective
* Park Kwang-jung - coroner
* Jung Eun-pyo
* Kim Yeon-jae
* Yoo Hye-jung
* Jung Man-sik - Detective Choi
* Kim Seon-hwa - Jang Myung-gil's mother
* Park Byung-eun - Porsche customer 2
* Park Hyuk-kwon - 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

* Best New Director - Bang Eun-jin

### 2005 Women in Film Korea Awards

* Woman Filmmaker of the Year - Bang Eun-jin

### 2006 Baeksang Arts Awards

* Nomination - Best Actress - Uhm Jung-hwa
* Nomination - Best New Director - Bang Eun-jin

### 2006 Golden Cinematography Awards

* Best New Director - Bang Eun-jin

### 2006 Busan Film Critics Awards

* Best Actress - Uhm Jung-hwa

### 2006 Korean Film Awards

* Nomination - Best New Director - Bang Eun-jin
