The Lady

– The film is about the life of Aung San Suu Kyi (Yeoh) who spent more than a decade under house arres..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.10 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 12 Minutes
Release Year:
2011
The Lady (2011)

The film is about the life of Aung San Suu Kyi (Yeoh) who spent more than a decade under house arrest. David Thewlis portrays Suu Kyi's husband, Dr. Michael Aris. Rebecca Frayn began working on the project after she and her husband, producer Andy Harries, visited Burma in the early 1990s.Harries' production company Left Bank Pictures began development of the script in 2008 under the working title Freedom from Fear. Harries wanted Michelle Yeoh as the lead and had the script sent to her.

The Lady (2011) - Trailer

Release Date:

30 Nov 2011

Language:

English, Burmese

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Luc Besson

Writer:

Rebecca Frayn (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Markus Waldow, Michelle Yeoh, David Thewlis, Jonathan Raggett

Plot:

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.

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Production:

Cohen Media Group

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
35%
Metacritic:
43%