Movie Story : Maleficent is a fantasy retelling of the classic fairy tale, following a pure-hearted young woman who grows up in a peaceful forest kingdom. When an invading army threatens her home, she becomes its fiercest guardian, but a brutal betrayal begins to harden her heart. Consumed by vengeance, she places a curse on the newborn princess Aurora, only to discover that the child holds the key to peace in the land and to her own happiness.