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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.

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Cast

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Markus Waldow ...
Reporter
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Aung San Suu Kyi
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Michael Aris
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Kim Aris
Jonathan Woodhouse ...
Alexander Aris
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Lucinda Philips
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Karma
Htun Lin ...
General Ne Win
Agga Poechit ...
Than Shwe
Donatienne Dupont ...
Marie-Laure Aris
Phoe Zaw ...
Aung San - the Father
Marian Yu ...
Daw Khin Kyi - the Mother
May ...
Mon Mon
Ko Ko Win Aung ...
Red Scarf Captain
Thein Win ...
U Kyi Maung
San Lwin ...
U Win Tin - Writer
Zaw Oo ...
U Tin U
Nay Myo Thant ...
Win Thein - Student
Victoria Sanvalli ...
Ma Thein - Student
Flint Bangkok ...
Nyo Ohn Myint
Thwel Zin Toe ...
Ma Thanegi - Suu's Secretary
Dujdao Vadhanapakorn ...
Nita May
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Leo Nichols
Prapimporn Kanjunda ...
Daw Khin Kyi at 30 years old (as Pradimporn Kanjunda)
Soraya La-ong Ake ...
Aung San Suu Kyi at 2 years old
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Zargana - Actor
Honey ...
Maid - ASSK
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James Baker
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Martin Morland, UK Ambassador 1988
Louis Hilyer ...
Tom White, British Council 1988
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Robert Gordon, UK Ambassador 1995-1999
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Professor Finnis
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Doctor - UK Hospital
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Nurse - UK Hospital
François Lescurat ...
Mitterand's Attache
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Burmese Diplomat
Frank Walmsley ...
BBC Journalist
Ilario Bisi-Pedro ...
Desmond Tutu
Maung Maung Khin ...
Captain Myint
Win Kyaw Tun ...
Major Danubyu
Kriang Kunsri ...
General Saw Maung
Tun Tun ...
Sein Lwin
Khin Maung Yin ...
Inteligence Officer - Airport (as Khin Maung Yon)
Nicolas Vee ...
Colonel - Airport
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Japanese Delegate
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Christopher Gore-Booth (as Alex Barclay)
Guy Barwell ...
Military Policeman
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BBC journalist (voice)
Teerawat Mulvilai ...
Soldier / Bad News
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Alice
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The Maid
Danny Toeng ...
Colonel Than Tun
Azuki ...
Extra (uncredited)
Bruce Blain ...
Party Guest (uncredited)
Martin John King ...
Waiter (uncredited)

Directed by

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Luc Besson

Written by

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Rebecca Frayn ... (screenplay)

Produced by

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Virginie Besson-Silla ... producer
Andy Harries ... producer
Grace Hartley ... executive producer
Didier Hoarau ... line producer
Georges Langlois ... executive producer
Jane Robertson ... line producer: UK
Jean Todt ... associate producer

Music by

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Éric Serra ... (as Eric Serra)

Cinematography by

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Thierry Arbogast ... director of photography

Editing by

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Julien Rey

Editorial Department

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Barbara Albucher ... digital grading post-production: Duboi (as Barbara Albucher Serci)
Thibaut Blanchet ... assistant editor
Christian Dutac ... grader: L.T.C.
Reginald Gallienne ... rushes grader: Scanlab
Grégory Gosse ... digital technical supervisor: Duboi
Yseult Huret ... additional assistant editor
Nicolas Husquin ... avid technician / making of and campaign teaser editing
Lyssia Le Gall ... assistant editor
Brice Leclert ... coordinator: Duboi
Nadine Makris ... additional assistant editor
Danielle Maleville ... post-production coordinator: L.T.C.
Rodney Musso ... assistant colorist
Fabien Pascal ... digital color timer: Duboi
Flora Volpelière ... additional assistant editor (as Flora Volpeliere)
Chloé Besomi ... post-production runner (uncredited)

Casting By

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Non Jungmeier ... (as Raweeporn 'Non' Jungmeier)
Fiona Weir

Production Design by

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Hugues Tissandier

Art Direction by

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Gilles Boillot
Dominique Moisan
Stéphane Robuchon
Steve Spence
Thierry Zemmour

Set Decoration by

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Siranat Ratchusanti
Jackie Yau ... uk set decorator

Costume Design by

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Olivier Bériot ... (as Olivier Beriot)

Makeup Department

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Marthe Faucouit ... makeup artist: France
Carolyn Groves ... makeup assistant: UK (as Caroline Groves)
Gary Jordan ... makeup artist: dailies
Sarah Jane Marks ... makeup assistant: UK
Kay Philips ... hair stylist: France
Stéphane Robert ... key makeup artist (as Stephane Lagadic-Robert)
Nicky South ... makeup assistant: UK
Siwakorn Suklankarn ... key makeup artist: Thailand
Ghislaine Tortereau ... makeup department head

Production Management

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Agnès Berger Sébenne ... head of post-production (as Agnes Berger-Sebenne)
David Edouard ... assistant unit manager (as David Broutin)
Olivier Gravenhorst ... post-production manager: Scanlab
Marc Guidetti ... unit manager
Varillian Gumusel ... post-production manager: L.T.C.
David Lemenan ... unit manager assistant
Eric Martin ... digital grading post-production supervisor: Duboi
Stéphane Martine ... digital post-production manager: Duboi
Anchittha Phongchub ... production manager: Thailand
Dorothée Santucci ... unit manager assistant: France
William Trillaud ... unit manager assistant: France

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Ludovic Bernard ... first assistant director
Shanna Besson ... director: making of
Christel Bordon ... second assistant director
Paul Cathie ... second assistant director: UK
Lucie Gratas ... third assistant director: France
Ian Hughes ... third assistant director: UK (as Ian 'Pebbles' Hughes)
Tippawan Mamanee ... second assistant director: Thailand
Tippawan 'Paew' Mamanee ... second assistant director
Julie-Anne Simon ... extra third assistant director: France
Charlie Sungkawess ... first assistant director: Thailand

Art Department

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Nick Ainsworth ... graphic artist: UK
Pierre Banoni ... dressing props: France
Pascal Chevé ... plasterer: France (as Pascal Cheve)
Charlie Clerc ... third art director: cg, France
Géraldine Daigremont ... second art director: France (as Geraldine Daigremont)
Julien Durguel ... set decorator: France
Peter Fentem ... dressing props: UK
Amélie Fontana ... second art director: Plans, France (as Amelie Fontana)
Julyan Giraux ... third art director: set, France
Paulo Gonçalves ... second art director: France (as Paulo Goncalves)
Josh Hartnett ... stand-by props: UK
Justin Hayzelden ... dressing props: UK
Charlie Lynam ... art buyer: UK
Cédric Maserati ... set dresser
Axel Mauge ... dressing props (as Acel Mauge) / props headmaster
Guy Monbillard ... property buyer: France
Olivier Nguyen ... property master
Jean-Pierre Nossereau ... set decoration buyer: France (as Jean-Pierre Mossereau)
Prachya Pitapho ... draftsman: Thailand (as Prachya 'Jet Jet' Pitapho)
Lorenz Plassmann ... assistant art director
Scott Rogers ... props master: UK
Steve Spence ... art director: Thailand
Patrick Tandiang ... second art director: drawings, France
Patricia Tissander ... property buyer assistant: France
Evelyne Tissandier ... set decoration buyer: France (as Evelyne Baussant Tissander)
Sara Wan ... set decorator: UK

Sound Department

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Nicolas Bourgeois ... assistant sound editor
Marco Casanova ... assistant sound editor
Matthieu Dallaporta ... re-recording mixer
Najib El Yafi ... foley editor / sound recordist
Alexandre Hernandez ... sound editor
Didier Lozahic ... re-recording mixer / sound
Aurélien Mauro ... sound assistant
Florian Penot ... assistant foley artist
Philippe Penot ... foley artist
Samuel Potin ... dialogue editor
Jonathan Rimas ... vo recordist
Paulin Sagna ... boom operator
Ken Yasumoto ... production sound mixer / sound / supervising sound editor

Special Effects by

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Chabbal Frederic ... special effects

Visual Effects by

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Alain Bignet ... compositing graphic artist: Duran Duboi
Pierre Billet ... in/out technician and system: Duran Duboi
Thibaut Breton ... cgi graphic artist: Duran Duboi
Emilien Breuillier ... cgi graphic artist: Duran Duboi
Emmanuel Carriere ... compositing graphic artist: Duran Duboi
Alain Carsoux ... visual effects director: Duran Duboi
Florian Chauvet ... visual effects coordinator: Duran Duboi
Philippe Chotard ... in/out technician and system: Duran Duboi
Ludovic Davidian ... cgi graphic artist: Duran Duboi
Séverine De Wever ... visual effects producer: Duran Duboi
Christophe Dehaene ... compositing graphic artist: Duran Duboi
Aurélie Delaunuy ... in/out technician and system: Duran Duboi
Ludivine Ducrocq ... production administration
Adrien Garcia ... compositing graphic artist: Duran Duboi
Florian Garotte ... in/out technician and system: Duran Duboi
Pierre Genin ... cgi graphic artist: Duran Duboi (as Pierre-Emmanuel Génin)
Kern Attila Germain ... cgi graphic artist: Duran Duboi
David Gourmaud ... visual effects editor: Duran Duboi
Jeremy Guetta ... scanner operator
Bruno Habbah ... compositing graphic artist: Duran Duboi
Yohann Hays ... compositing graphic artist: Duran Duboi
Marie Heine ... cgi graphic artist: Duran Duboi
Marc Largier ... compositing graphic artist: Duran Duboi
Julien Lasson ... compositing graphic artist: Duran Duboi
Guillaume Le Gouez ... compositing graphic artist: Duran Duboi
Mathieu Legros ... compositing graphic artist: Duran Duboi
Jeremie Leroux ... compositing graphic artist: Duran Duboi (as Jér*eacute;mie Leroux)
Antoine Lhouillier ... compositing graphic artist: Duran Duboi
Gianni Manno ... compositing graphic artist: Duran Duboi
Jean-Francois Michelas ... compositing graphic artist: Duran Duboi
Selim Mondzie ... cgi graphic artist: Duran Duboi
Fredrik Monteil ... compositing graphic artist: Duran Duboi
Emilia Napame ... compositing graphic artist: Duran Duboi
Jeremy Oblet ... cgi graphic artist: Duran Duboi
Arnaud Ortmann ... compositing graphic artist: Duran Duboi
Kevin Pacini ... visual effects editor
Kevin Paoni ... visual effects editor: Duran Duboi
Gregory Peczinka ... senior vfx artist: Duran Duboi
François Pellae ... compositing graphic artist: Duran Duboi
Vincent Perzo ... compositing graphic artist: Duran Duboi
Jonathan Petit ... in/out technician and system: Duran Duboi
Joel Pinto ... visual effects supervisor: Duran Duboi
Elisa Pretta ... compositing graphic artist: Duran Duboi
Alrik Prevel ... compositing graphic artist: Duran Duboi
Isabelle Ramnou ... compositing graphic artist: Duran Duboi
Stéphane Richez ... cgi graphic artist: Duran Duboi (as Stephane Richez)
Laurent Ripoll ... visual effects editor: Duran Duboi
Etienne Salançon ... visual effects artist
David Sanchez ... compositing graphic artist: Duran Duboi
Niranjan Siva ... compositing graphic artist: Duran Duboi (as Niralian Sivagurunathan)
Aurélien Grand ... retouch and restoration (uncredited)
Stephane Lesmond ... visual effects video assist (uncredited)

Stunts

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Suradet Dongthaisong ... stunt performer (as Suradeth Dongthaisong)
Surawan Satchukorn ... stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department

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Jean-Paul Agostini ... director of photography: second unit, France
Thierry Alais ... grip: France
Ansel Arbogast ... electrician trainee: France
Lionel Bailly ... assembling gaffer: France
Stéphane Birzin ... best boy grip
Fabrice Bismuth ... focus puller: second unit, France
Franck Bonomi ... assembling key grip: France
Magali Bragard ... still photographer
Charles Carpentier ... assembling electrician: France
Mathieu Caudroy ... steadicam operator
Thibaud Charles ... electrician: France
Fanny Coustenoble ... loader: second unit, France
Roland Dondin ... assembling electrician: France
Isabelle Duquesnoy ... loader: France
Gregory Eck ... rigger: France
Gilles Floquet ... assembling grip: France
Thomas Gally ... electrician: France
William Gally ... gaffer: France (as Williams Gally)
Pierre Garnier ... grip: France
Frederic Garrone ... rigger: France
Philippe Guermouh ... generator operator: France
Eddie Knight ... sparks: UK
Laurent Martin ... assembling grip: France
Jean-Pierre Mas ... key grip
Philippe Mourier ... assembling grip: France
Vincent Perez ... extra still photographer
Ronnie Phillips ... sparks: UK
Victor Pichon ... camera assistant: tests, France
Georges Polonia ... generator operator: France
Vincent Richard ... focus puller
René-Pierre Rouaux ... second assistant camera (as Rene-Pierre Rouaux)
Pichet Surasangwan ... key grip: Thailand
Frédéric Thurot ... electrician: France (as Frederic Thurot)
Vincent Tulasne ... video assist operator: France

Casting Department

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Marie-Sylvie Caillierez ... extras casting: France
Yann Le Boucher ... additional extras casting assistant: France
Elodie Percheron ... extras casting assistant: France
Tanawat Punya ... casting assistant
Supattra 'Pum' Punyadee ... casting assistant: Thailand
Alice Searby ... casting assistant: UK
Sarawanee Yodnoon ... casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Nittaya Boonkao ... wardrobe assistant: Thailand
Corinne Bruand ... costume designer assistant
Caroline de Tugny ... patina & tint
Corinne Dubois ... wardrobe
Corrine Dubois ... dresser: France
Stefan Fruh ... wardrobe
Maud Grellier ... additional wardrobe
Olivier Jacob ... dresser: France
Camille Joste ... wardrobe documentation: France
Claudine Lachaud ... wardrobe supervisor
Sophie Laleu ... dresser: France
Capucine Martin ... wardrobe assistant: France
Suthipong 'Yai' Pingmuang ... stand-by wardrobe: Thailand
Alphonsine Mireille Toudonou ... ager dyer
Frédéric Tournant ... costumes coordinator: France (as Frederic Tournant)
Nat Turner ... costume assistant: UK
Nirachara Wannalai ... wardrobe supervisor (2010)
Stéphanie Watrigant ... dresser: France

Location Management

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Simon Baber ... assistant location manager: UK
Alex Cox ... location manager: UK
Marc Guidetti ... location manager
Sam Johnson ... location assistant
David Lemenan ... location manager assistant
Philippe Letode ... location scout: France
Nick Marshall ... location scout: Oxford
Parawat Suriyo ... location unit manager: Thailand

Music Department

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Geoff Alexander ... orchestrator (as Geoffrey Alexander)
Nicolas Duport ... music recordist
Christophe Guiot ... musician: solo violin
Didier Lozahic ... music recordist
Alexandre Mahout ... music supervisor
Samuel Potin ... music editor / pro tools operator
Éric Serra ... arranger (as Eric Serra) / music mixer (as Eric Serra) / music producer (as Eric Serra) / music recordist (as Eric Serra) / musician (as Eric Serra) / orchestrator (as Eric Serra)
Tony Stanton ... music librarian
Fabrice Suaré ... pro tools operator assistant

Script and Continuity Department

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Isabelle Querrioux ... script supervisor

Additional Crew

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Isabelle Agid ... development assistant
Ange Amiel ... crowd marshall
Daisy Baldry ... production assistant: UK
Ben Burton ... crowd 3rd assistant director: UK
Rosa Camero ... marketing
Tony Carter ... floor runner: UK
Karine Caumeil ... production accountant assistant
Dominic Channing-Williams ... floor runner: uk (as Dom Channing-Williams)
Mel Churcher ... dialogue coach: Michelle Yeoh - director's department
Romuald Drault ... production accountant supervisor
Christine Fontaine ... assistant production coordinator: UK
Fiona Harper ... production assistant
Grégoire Jeudy ... crowd marshall
Nisso Kaboulova ... assistant to post-production (as Nisse Kaboulova) / assistant to post-production
Nichakamon Khajorn ... production staff
Shefali Malhoutra ... development producer
Jenny Marchandeau ... production accountant
Ian Mitchell ... stand-in/picture double: David Thewlis
Supat Niruntarai ... production coordinator (as Supat Nirantarai)
Damien Noguer ... extras coordinator
Serena Nutting ... assistant production coordinator: UK
Nick Page ... floor runner: UK
Napatcha Pochaiya ... production accountant
Lola Prince ... script assistant: France
Samavee Pummuang ... production assistant (as Samavee Pummoung)
Ekkawat Pond Sankhavesa ... set pa
Alix Sidem ... production coordinator
Chaipat 'Jai' Sitthisarankul ... unit manager: Thailand
Somchai Teawkeaw ... production assistant
Jo Wallett ... production coordinator: UK
Denis Wray ... production accountant: UK
Steve Fahl ... stand-in: david thewlis (uncredited)

Thanks

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Gareth Upton ... thanks

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

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. Written by Europa Corp

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Taglines From House Arrest to Parliament See more »
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Also Known As
  • The Lady - Ein geteiltes Herz (Germany)
  • 昂山素季 (China, Mandarin title)
  • Ledi (Lithuania)
  • Η δύναμη του έρωτα (Greece)
  • Người Đàn Bà Gan Lì (Vietnam)
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Runtime
  • 132 min
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Did You Know?

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Trivia Following Suu Kyi's controversial reign as State Counsellor of Myanmar and her defense of the Rohingya genocide, both filmmaker Luc Besson and screenwriter Rebecca Frayn stated they regretted making this film. See more »
Goofs The production of the assault rifle AK-47 began in 1949. The Burma soldiers cannot have this rifle in 1947. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in This Means War (2012). See more »
Soundtracks Slug See more »
Quotes Aung San Suu Kyi at 2 years old: Daddy, tell me a story.
Aung San - the Father: Hmm, well, I could tell you about the days when Burma was the Golden Land. Is that the kind of story you want?
Aung San Suu Kyi at 2 years old: Yes!
Aung San - the Father: Once upon a time, Burma was a beautiful country blessed with great forests of teak and ebony. This was a time when tigers still prowled the jungles, and elephants roamed the great plains. You'd find sapphires as blue as the bluest sky. And rubies redder than your cheeks. More jewels than a princess like you could ever wish for.
Aung San Suu Kyi at 2 years old: And then?
Aung San - the Father: Actually, it's a sad story. Soldiers from a faraway land came and stole all our precious things. That's how our country became so poor.
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