Potem, ki bližnje kraljestvo ogrozi njen gozd, Zlohotnica (Angelina Jolie) vrže prekletstvo na novorojeno kraljevo hčer Auroro. A ko princesa odraste, se ji prijazno dekle nepričakovano prikupi.Mladinski film prinaša legendarno Disneyjevo klasično zgodbo iz leta 1959 o uročeni princesi Trnuljčici. Potem, ki bližnje kraljestvo ogrozi njen gozd, Zlohotnica (Angelina Jolie) vrže prekletstvo na novorojeno kraljevo hčer Auroro. A ko princesa odraste, se ji prijazno dekle nepričakovano prikupi. Medtem ko se spor med obema deželama poglablja, Zlohotnica odkrije, da je morda prav Aurora ključ do miru v kraljestvu.
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.