Latest fantasy film from Disney's maleficent's story Stories of the featured villain from the classic 1959 sleeping beauty. Maleficent (Angelina Jolie) is a powerful girl growing up living an idyllic life pure in a peaceful forest kingdom, one day an invading army threatens the harmony of the land. Maleficent became a protected territory. From being compromised But she was betrayed by those willing to open mind to exchange for him to be the king. Maleficent then turned to revenge and places a curse upon his baby newborn the name Aurora