The Lady (2011)
Film over het leven van Aung San Suu Kyi, een Myanmarese politica, leidster van de geweldloze beweging voor de mensenrechten en democratie in Myanmar (voorheen Birma) en winnares van de Nobelprijs voor de Vrede van 1991. De film verhaalt over de gebeurtenissen die plaatsvinden tussen 1988 en 1999. In 1988 verlaat Suu Kyi Oxford om haar zieke moeder te bezoeken in Birma, uiteindelijk zal ze daar ook blijven. Toen bij haar man, Dr. Michael Aris, die ze sinds 1995 niet meer had gezien, in maart 1999 in Engeland prostaatkanker werd vastgesteld, werd Suu Kyi voor de haast onmogelijke keuze geplaatst in Birma te blijven of hem op zijn laatste ziekbed te bezoeken, met het risico dat ze bij terugkeer niet meer in het land zou worden toegelaten.
Regiseur:
Luc Besson
Schrijver:
Rebecca Frayn
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Susan Wooldridge as Lucinda Philips |
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Michelle Yeoh as Aung San Suu Kyi |
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David Thewlis as Michael Aris |
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Jonathan Raggett as Kim Aris |
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Jonathan Woodhouse as Alexander Aris |
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Benedict Wong as Karma Phuntsho |
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Htun Lin as General Ne Win |
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Agga Poechit as Than Shwe |
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Donatienne Dupont as Marie-Laure Aris |
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Phoe Zaw as Aung San - the Father |
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Marian Yu as Daw Khin Kyi - the Mother |
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May as Mon Mon |
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Ko Ko Win Aung as Red Scarf Captain |
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Thein Win as U Kyi Maung |
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San Lwin as U Win Tin - Writer |
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Zaw Oo as U Tin U |
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Nay Myo Thant as Win Thein - Student |
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Victoria Sanvalli as Ma Thein - Student |
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Flint Bangkok as Nyo Ohn Myint |
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สหจักร บุญธนกิจ as Leo Nichols |
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Day Thaitanium as Win Thein |
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Markus Waldow as Reporter |
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Prapimporn Kanjunda as Daw Khin Kyi (30 Years Old) |
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William Hope as James Baker |
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Jay Villiers as Martin Morland, UK Ambassador 1988 |
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Louis Hilyer as Tom White, British Council 1988 |
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Nicholas Jones as Robert Gordon, UK Ambassador 1995-1999 |
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Anton Lesser as Professor Finnis |
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Paul Brennen as Doctor - UK Hospital |
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Amanda Lawrence as Nurse - UK Hospital |
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François Lescurat as Mitterand's Attache |
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Junix Inocian as Burmese Diplomat |
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Frank Walmsley as BBC Journalist |
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Ilario Bisi-Pedro as Desmond Tutu |
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Maung Maung Khin as Captain Myint |
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Kriang Kunsri as General Saw Maung |
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Akira Koieyama as Japanese Delegate |
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Antony Hickling as BBC journalist (voice) |
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Guy Barwell as Military Policeman |
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Alex Barclay as Christopher Gore-Booth |
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Bruce Blain as Party Guest |
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Martin John King as Waiter |
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Jean-Claude Matthey as Touriste au musée |
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Teerawat Mulvilai as Soldier / Bad News |
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Aurore Pariente as Alice |
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Sarah Pebereau as The Maid |
| Production | Jean Todt | Producer |
| Production | Virginie Besson-Silla | Producer |
| Production | Andy Harries | Producer |
| Writing | Rebecca Frayn | Screenplay |
| Directing | Luc Besson | Director |
| Production | Luc Besson | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Olivier Bériot | Costume Design |
| Camera | Thierry Arbogast | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Éric Serra | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Hugues Tissandier | Production Design |
| Editing | Julien Rey | Editor |
| Production | Jane Robertson | Line Producer |