The Lady (2011)

132 min · Biographical picture, biographical film, drama film

Popularity4.5/5

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2025-09 to 2026-08

Directors

Luc Besson

Cast

Michelle Yeoh, David Thewlis, William Hope, Sahajak Boonthanakit, Teerawat Mulvilai, Guy Barwell, Antony Hickling, Marian Yu

The story

In 1947, a young Aung San Suu Kyi spends time with her father Aung San, who led Burma to independence. Soon afterwards, he, along with a group of colleagues, is assassinated by armed men in uniform. In 1988, Aung San Suu Kyi, now happily married with family in England, returns to Burma to see her ill mother, finding that her father is still widely remembered.

Catalogue themes and tags

1980s, 1991, Ban, Candidature, Democracy, Election Campaign, Freedom, Freedom Fighter, House Arrest, Husband, Husband Wife Relationship, Krankheit, Lovestory, Myanmar, Nobel Peace Prize, Oxford, Pacifism, Peace, Peace Work, Schicksal, Surpression, Wissenschaftlerin, Zeitgeschichte, Zuhause, Biographical film, Drama, Political drama, World cinema

Genres

Biographical picture, biographical film, drama film

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