The Lady

(2011)

★ 6.8 IMDb · 267 votes

Genres: History, Drama, Thriller, Romance

Year: 2011

Runtime: 132 мин

Country: France, United Kingdom

Director: Люк Бессон

Cast: Сьюзен Вулдридж, Мишель Йео, Дэвид Тьюлис, Джонатан Раджетт, Jonathan Woodhouse, Бенедикт Вонг, Htun Lin, Agga Poechit, Donatienne Dupont, Phoe Zaw

Plot

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 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.