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The Lady: A Movie Review.

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The Lady: A Movie Review. Aung San Suu Kyi (photo courtesy: Bing) I watched “The Lady” recently, and apart from having this in my laptop folder of “Based on true stories” this has also become one of the best movies I have ever watched. I remember watching it thrice by now. The lady is a movie about the Burmese opposition leader, by Luc Besson, starring the beautiful Michelle Yeoh, who stands in the shoes of another beautiful woman, Aung San Suu kyi. Michelle Yeoh from The Lady (photo courtesy: Bing) Aung San Suu Kyi is the head of the National League for Democracy of Myanmar. She stayed under house arrest for almost two decades fighting for her people. She is also a Noble Peace Prize laureate of 1991. Although, on given a chance to go back to her husband to England, she decides to stay back fighting for the rights, in a calm way. Aung San Suu Kyi is considered a Burmese democracy icon and she is one of the strongest living voices for freedom and justice in the wo