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The Lady

Synopsis

Luc Besson takes on the inspiring true story of Burmese pro-democracy activist, leader and political prisoner Aung San Suu Kyi (Michelle Yeoh) and the tenacious long-distance bond she maintained with her British husband, Michael Aris (David Thewlis) while under house arrest for over a decade.

Details

Year: 2011
Type of project: Features
Running time: 132 mins
Director: Luc Besson
Producer: Virginie Besson-Silla
Editor: Julien Rey
Screenwriter: Rebecca Frayn
Director of Photography: Thierry Arbogast
Production Designer: Hugues Tissandier
Sound: Didier Lozaic
Composer: Eric Serra
Principal cast: Michelle Yeoh, David Thewlis

Genre

Human Rights Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Europa Corp.

137 rue du Faubourg
Saint-Honore
Paris
France
Tel: +33 1 53 83 03 03
Fax: +33 1 53 83 03 04

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Left Bank Pictures

33 Foley St
London
W1W 7TL
UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 7612 3299
Fax: +44 (0)20 7612 3132

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France 2 Cinéma

31 Place De La Madeleine
Paris
France
Tel: +33 1 42 68 21 68
Fax: +33 1 42 68 21 60

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The Lady

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Europa Corp.

Left Bank Pictures

France 2 Cinéma

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