Project Detail

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

Production Status

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

Left Bank Pictures

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

France 2 Cinéma

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

Page updates

This page was last updated on 12th May 2025. Please let us know if we need to make any amendments or request edit access by clicking below.

See also

You may also be interested in other relevant projects in the database.

An audio cassette tape, with the title 'Childrens Tape for Sue', being repaired. The Solway

Director: Eamon Bourke

Year: 2026

Filmmaker Eamon Bourke lost his mother, Sue, when he was three and has no memory of her. When his father decides to sell the remote Lake District home where she died, Eamon returns with his camera to document the house and its clearing. Among Sue’s belongings - diaries, poems, photographs and tapes - he discovers a box of damaged cassette recordings. After painstakingly repairing them, he uncovers something extraordinary: his mother’s voice. Through these intimate audio diaries, Sue speaks candidly about motherhood, sings to her children, and captures fleeting family moments Eamon never knew. One final tape records her describing the onset of hepatitis, days before she fell into a coma and died in 1983. Another, more haunting still, features three-year-old Eamon calling out to his unconscious mother in hospital, in a desperate attempt to bring her back. As Eamon pieces together this archive, he confronts the enduring impact of early loss, speaking with his father and sisters while retracing the emotional landscape of his childhood. Set against the vast beauty of the Lake District, a deeply personal exploration of grief, memory and love - an attempt to recover what was lost, and to finally say goodbye.

Madrugada Madrugada

Director: Sebastián Lojo

Year: 2026

Koki is a vampire at night and gardener during the day. His wife knows, but they keep it a secret from their seven year old son, who starts showing signs that he's turning like his father. Official Selection Quinzaine des Cinéastes / Directors' Fortnight Cannes 2026

Sugar Sugar

Director: Ruth Greenberg

Year: 2026

A female-centred film about trauma and domestic violence, played out through the story of a woman who boxes, and her relationship with her trainer.