The Lady (2012)

The story of pro-democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi and the academic and writer Michael Aris; a true story of love set against political turmoil.

Release Date: April 11th, 2012

Director: Luc Besson

Writers: Rebecca Frayn

Actors: Agga Poechit, Antony Hickling, Benedict Wong, David Thewlis, Flint Bangkok, Guy Barwell, Jonathan Raggett, Jonathan Woodhouse, Michelle Yeoh, Nay Myo Thant, Sahajak Boonthanakit, Susan Wooldridge, Teerawat Mulvilai, Victoria Sanvalli, William Hope

Genre: Biography

MPAA Rating: R

Official site: cohenmedia.net

Studio: Cohen Media Group

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The Lady | Synopsis

“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.