The story of Aung San Suu Kyi as she becomes the core of Burma's democracy movement, and her relationship with her husband, writer Michael Aris.The story of Aung San Suu Kyi as she becomes the core of Burma's democracy movement, and her relationship with her husband, writer Michael Aris.The story of Aung San Suu Kyi as she becomes the core of Burma's democracy movement, and her relationship with her husband, writer Michael Aris.
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- 3 wins & 2 nominations
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- TriviaFollowing Suu Kyi's controversial reign as State Counsellor of Myanmar and her defense of the Rohingya genocide, both filmmaker Luc Besson and screenwriter Rebecca Frayn stated they regretted making this film.
- GoofsThe production of the assault rifle AK-47 began in 1949. The Burma soldiers cannot have this rifle in 1947.
- Quotes
Aung San Suu Kyi at 2 years old: Daddy, tell me a story.
Aung San - the Father: Hmm, well, I could tell you about the days when Burma was the Golden Land. Is that the kind of story you want?
Aung San Suu Kyi at 2 years old: Yes!
Aung San - the Father: Once upon a time, Burma was a beautiful country blessed with great forests of teak and ebony. This was a time when tigers still prowled the jungles, and elephants roamed the great plains. You'd find sapphires as blue as the bluest sky. And rubies redder than your cheeks. More jewels than a princess like you could ever wish for.
Aung San Suu Kyi at 2 years old: And then?
Aung San - the Father: Actually, it's a sad story. Soldiers from a faraway land came and stole all our precious things. That's how our country became so poor.
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Words and music by Brian Eno, Bono, Adam Clayton,
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There are some similarities with another masterpiece of Besson "Leon: The Professional": both are in admiration of "courage and love". Aung San Suu Kyi like Leon is an alone hero fighting against tyranny and organized corrupted power. If the effort of Leon to protect the young innocent Mathilda made you feel sympathy for this individual, undoubtedly you will admire this brave woman her comfort herself and her family to defend the whole nation from the dictatorship of the military regime.
My wife and I really enjoyed the movie. The Parisian cinema was almost full and at the end gave the impression that the spectators were satisfied .One row ahead of us there was a senior couple, the old man asked: "darling did you like it for the second time?" The lady answered: "sure, could we come again to watch it for a third time?!"
P.S: It's a shame that she as the Myanmar leader has not provided the relevant response to the Rohingya humanitarian crisis. It is depressing to see how an earlier hero of peace, could become silence and indifferent in the treatment of its Rohingya minority, who according to the UN have suffered ethnic cleansing and violent attacks by Myanmar's military forces. The reel life is sadly more cruel than the movie!
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- Dec 3, 2011
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- Also known as
- Người Đàn Bà Gan Lì
- Filming locations
- Myanmar(on location)
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- Gross US & Canada
- $355,391
- Gross worldwide
- $7,832,142
- Runtime2 hours 12 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1