- published: 06 Feb 2013
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Aung San Suu Kyi, AC (Burmese: အောင်ဆန်းစုကြည်; MLCTS: aung hcan: cu. krany, /aʊŋˌsæn.suːˈtʃiː/,Burmese pronunciation: [àʊɴ sʰáɴ sṵ tɕì]; born 19 June 1945) is a Burmese Social Democratic stateswoman, politician and president of the National League for Democracy (NLD) in Myanmar. In the 1990 general election, the NLD won 59% of the national votes and 81% (392 of 485) of the seats in Parliament. She had, however, already been detained under house arrest before the elections. She remained under house arrest in Burma for almost 15 of the 21 years from 20 July 1989 until her most recent release on 13 November 2010, becoming one of the world's most prominent political prisoners.
Suu Kyi received the Rafto Prize and the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought in 1990 and the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991. In 1992, she was awarded the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding by the government of India and the International Simón Bolívar Prize from the government of Venezuela. In 2012, the Government of Pakistan awarded her the Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Award For Democracy. In 2007, the Government of Canada made her an honorary citizen of that country, the fourth person ever to receive the honour. In 2011, she was awarded the Wallenberg Medal. On 19 September 2012, Aung San Suu Kyi was also presented with the Congressional Gold Medal, which is, along with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honour in the United States.
Actors: Luc Besson (director), Anton Lesser (actor), Andy Harries (producer), Romuald Drault (miscellaneous crew), Mel Churcher (miscellaneous crew), David Thewlis (actor), Luc Besson (producer), Antony Hickling (actor), William Hope (actor), Olivier Bériot (costume designer), Michelle Yeoh (actress), Philippe Letode (miscellaneous crew), Isabelle Querrioux (miscellaneous crew), Nicholas Jones (actor), Benedict Wong (actor),
Plot: 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.
Keywords: army-general, british-embassy, brutality, burma, democracy, dictatorship, diplomacy, election, election-fraud, famous-speechActors: Spalding Gray (actor), Frances McDormand (actress), John Boorman (producer), John Boorman (director), Patricia Arquette (actress), Hans Zimmer (composer), Pauline Hume (miscellaneous crew), Pat Rambaut (miscellaneous crew), Victor Slezak (actor), Jean-Pierre Vincent (miscellaneous crew), Charley Boorman (actor), Kelley Baker (miscellaneous crew), Sean Ryerson (producer), Sean Ryerson (producer), Dave Bennett (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: Laura is trying to pick up the pieces of her life after the murder of her husband and son, and goes on vacation with her sister to Burma. After losing her passport at a political rally, she is left on her own for a few days, during which time she falls in with students fighting for democracy. She and their leader, U Aung Ko, travel through Burma, whilst witnessing many bloody acts of repression by the dictatorship, in an attempt to escape to Thailand. Based on a true story.
Keywords: army-deserter, bloody-body-of-child, border-crossing, buddhist, buddhist-monastery, buddhist-monk, buddhist-temple, bullet-wound, burma, car-trouble