The Lady (12A)

Mon 23 Apr - Tue 1 May 2012

Cinema

MON 23 APR @ 8PM

Michelle Yeoh plays political prisoner Aung San Suu Kyi in this biopic from Luc Besson. Focusing on her relationship with British husband Michael Aris (David Thewlis), it tells the story of their enforced separation while the pro-democracy campaigner was under house arrest in Burma. Opening with Michael’s discovery that he has cancer, it unravels the build-up to Suu’s heartbreaking decision not to visit him in Britain, for fear of never returning to the people who elected her their leader. In many ways, it is the story of the man behind the woman, and terrific performances from both Thewlis and Yeoh help deliver a moving, mature love story.
Starring: Michelle Yeoh, David Thewlis, Jonathan Raggett, Jonathan Woodhouse.

Director: Luc Beeson, 2011
Language: English/Burmese
Duration: 112 mins