A
beautiful, pure-hearted young woman, Maleficent has an idyllic life
growing up in a peaceable forest kingdom, until one day when an invading
army threatens the harmony of the land. Maleficent rises to be the
land's fiercest protector, but she ultimately suffers a ruthless
betrayal - an act that begins to turn her pure heart to stone. Bent on
revenge, Maleficent faces a battle with the invading king's successor
and, as a result, places a curse upon his newborn infant Aurora. As the
child grows, Maleficent realizes that Aurora holds the key to peace in
the kingdom - and perhaps to Maleficent's true happiness as well.
