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]
| Princess Aurora | |
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 Theatrical poster | |
| Hangul | 오로라공주 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Orora Gongju |
| McCune–Reischauer | Orora Kongju |
| Directed by | Bang Eun-jin |
| Written by | Bang Eun-jin Seo Min-hee Kim Chang-rae Jung Yong-joo |
| Produced by | Myung Gye-nam Nam Jong-woo Kang Woo-suk |
| Starring | Uhm Jung-hwa Moon Sung-keun |
| Cinematography | Choi Young-hwan |
| Edited by | Kim Hyeon |
| Music by | Jung Jae-hyung |
| Distributed by | Cinema Service |
Release date |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | US$5,081,114[1] |
Plot
editA 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
edit- 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
editThough 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
edit- Best New Director - Bang Eun-jin
- 2005 Women in Film Korea Awards
- Woman Filmmaker of the Year - Bang Eun-jin
- Nomination - Best Actress - Uhm Jung-hwa
- Nomination - Best New Director - Bang Eun-jin
- 2006 Golden Cinematography Awards
- Best New Director - Bang Eun-jin
- Best Actress - Uhm Jung-hwa
- 2006 Korean Film Awards
- Nomination - Best New Director - Bang Eun-jin
References
edit- ^ "Princess Aurora". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
- ^ "오로라 공주 (Princess Aurora) Press Screening Report". Twitch Film. 23 October 2005. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "K-FILM REVIEWS: 오로라 공주 (Princess Aurora)". Twitch Film. 19 March 2006. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
- ^ "Princess Aurora - Awards". Cinemasie. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
External links
edit- Princess Aurora at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
- Princess Aurora at IMDb