“The Lady” film directed by Luc Besson.

The epic true story of the peaceful quest of the Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, the woman at the core of Burma’s democracy movement, and her husband Michael Aris.

Despite distance, long separations, and a dangerously hostile regime, their love endures until the very end.

Progressing from a common housewife into a fearless woman who takes on the status quo of old Burma, Aung San Suu Kyi was determined to raise her children in a society that was free and understanding. She became an opposition leader and was determined to fight the oppression that was part of Burmese life. Her father, a general, was assassinated when she was but three years of age having been himself opposed to the old ways and pressed for democracy. This lush story is spectacular in scope and thanks to Luc Besson filmmaker. The message is that non-violence wins out over a repressed and violent society even if the head of the opposition is jailed. Aung San Suu Kyi spent a year imprisoned when she fought hard to win free elections for her fellow Burmese. Its those quiet leader types that eventually get the job done and she eventually won the Nobel Prize for her efforts.

The Lady is a story of devotion and human understanding set against a backdrop of political turmoil that continues today.

Starring Michelle Yeoh and David Thewlis

Directed by Luc Besson

“The Lady”  Trailer Official