Review: The Lady (12A) (From The Northern Echo)
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Film Review: The Lady (12A)
3:57pm Thursday 29th December 2011 in Reviews
The Lady stars Michelle Yeoh
Rating: 3/5
BY 1998, Aung San Suu Kyi (Michelle Yeoh) is a housewife living in Oxford with her husband Michael (David Thewlis), a university lecturer in Tibetan and Himalayan Studies, and their two children, Alexander (Jonathan Woodhouse) and Kim (Jonathan Raggett).
When news reaches Kyi about the ailing health of her mother Daw Khin Kyi (Marian Yu), she flies to Burma and becomes embroiled in the national uprising.
In retaliation, the Burmese government denies Michael and the boys entry visas, hoping that Kyi will leave the country to be with her loved ones. However, General Ne Win (Htun Lin) underestimates Kyi’s unwavering resolve.
