This Asylum fantasy horror film "Sleeping Beauty" made in 2014, was directed by Casper Van Dien. The stars include Finn Jones, Olivia D'abo and Catherine Oxenberg.
A baby princess Dawn is put under a curse by Tambria, an evil witch, so the king has spinning wheels burned. Years later Dawn grows up to be a pretty princess but she's tricked into pricking her finger on a rogue spindle, and falls into a deep sleep. The entire kingdom then sleeps, and it falls under the power of Tambria. Far away, a century later, a man called Barrow discovers the story of the sleeping princess Dawn, and finds a map to her kingdom. The prince finds it and sets off on a dangerous journey. This is a really different take on the traditional fairy tale and is so much darker than the Disney version.
Fun facts: Barrow is played by Finn Jones who was Loras Tyrell "knight of the flowers" in Game of Thrones. Tambria resembles Aurora of the Disney animation and is played by Olivia D'abo who was the princess in Conan the Destroyer. The film was released in the same year as Maleficent.
Warning: It's even got zombies in it!
Rating: A good 9/10.
Review by Blood Strawberry. 🌹
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