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Nov 14th 2012, 15:40

The story of Aung San Suu Kyi as she becomes the core of Burma's democracy movement, and her relationship with her husband, writer Michael Aris.

The Lady is a French-English co-production directed by Luc Besson,starring Michelle Yeoh[10] as Aung San Suu Kyi and David Thewlis as her late husband Michael Aris. Yeoh describes the film as "an incredible love story" against the background of "political turmoil". Paris Match shared her opinion, naming the film an extraordinary story of love between her deceased husband and a woman who sacrifices her personal happiness for her people. Michelle Yeoh called the film "a labour of love" but also confessed it had felt intimidating for her to play the Nobel laureate.[17] US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton watched "The Lady" before she met the real Aung San Suu Kyi.
Synopsis of The Lady (2011) In 1947, when Aung San Suu Kyi is two years old, her father Aung San leads Burma to independence. But soon afterwards, on 19 July 1947, he along with a group of his colleagues is assassinated by a military death squad. As an adult she goes to England, finds a loving husband and has a happy family life. But in 1988 her mother's poor health forces her to return to Burma where her father, Aung San, is still widely remembered. When she visits her mother in the hospital in 1988, she meets many of the people were wounded during the Tatmadaw's crackdown in the 8888 Uprising. She realises that political change is needed in Burma and is soon drawn into the movement to promote reform. She accepts the role of icon in support of self-determination by the Burmese people and devotes herself to activities in support of goals of greater political freedoms Suu Kyi founds a political party and clearly wins the 1990 elections. However, the Burmese military refuse to accept the result of the election and moved to bring Suu Kyi under control. She and her family became separated when her husband and children were banned from Burma and she was put under a house arrest for more than a decade. Yet their relentless struggling for Suu Kyi's recognition outside Burma is her guarantee she won't be forgotten and cannot disappear unnoticed. Due to her family's efforts, she becomes the first woman in Asia to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.[24] Yet their separation continues because neither can Suu Kyi attend the ceremony nor can her husband Michael Aris see her one last time before his early death.
Cast of The Lady (2011)
  • Michelle Yeoh         ...     Aung San Suu Kyi
  • David Thewlis          ...     Michael Aris
  • Jonathan Raggett     ...     Kim Aris
  • Jonathan Woodhouse     ...     Alexander Aris
  • Susan Wooldridge     ...     Lucinda Philips
  • Benedict Wong         ...     Karma Phuntsho
  • Guy Barwell         ...     Military Policeman
  • Sahajak Boonthanakit      ...     Leo Nichols
  • Donatienne Dupont     ...     Marie-Laure Aris
  • Antony Hickling     ...     BBC journalist (voice)
  • William Hope         ...     James Baker
  • Teerawat Mulvilai     ...     Soldier / Bad News
  • Agga Poechit          ... Tan Shwe
  • Victoria Sanvalli     ...     Ma Then
Storyline of The Lady (2011) THE LADY is an epic love story about how an extraordinary couple and family sacrifice their happiness at great human cost for a higher cause. This is the story of Aung San Suu Kyi and her husband, Michael Aris. Despite distance, long separations, and a dangerously hostile regime, their love endures until the very end. A story of devotion and human understanding set against a background of political turmoil which continues today. THE LADY also is the story of the peaceful quest of the woman who is at the core of Burma's democracy movement.
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