'Maleficent' hits Chinese IMAX screens

Still of the film "Maleficent" [Photo/CRI]

Firstly it's Angelina Jolie's latest film "Maleficent", the modern retelling of the Disney classic Sleeping Beauty.

It tells the story of the title character, showing her as a beautiful pure hearted young woman living an idyllic life growing up in a peaceful forest kingdom.

That is until an invading army threatens the harmony of the land.

Maleficent rises to become the forest's fiercest protector but then she suffers a ruthless betrayal which turns her pure heart to stone.

Now bent on revenge she faces a battle with the invading king's successor and places a curse on his newborn infant Aurora.