The Lady
“From House Arrest to Parliament”
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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Cast
46 people
Susan Wooldridge
Lucinda Philips
Known for
KAOS
The War of the Worlds
Michelle Yeoh
Aung San Suu Kyi
Known for
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Star Trek: Discovery
David Thewlis
Michael Aris
Known for
Wonder Woman
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
Jonathan Raggett
Kim Aris
Known for
Wolfblood
Jonathan Woodhouse
Alexander Aris
No other roles listed
Benedict Wong
Karma Phuntsho
Known for
Doctor Strange
3 Body Problem
Htun Lin
General Ne Win
No other roles listed
Agga Poechit
Than Shwe
No other roles listed
Donatienne Dupont
Marie-Laure Aris
Also in
Luther
Empire of the Wolves
Phoe Zaw
Aung San - the Father
No other roles listed
Marian Yu
Daw Khin Kyi - the Mother
Also in
Bäckström
May
Mon Mon
Luc Besson Director · Rebecca Frayn Screenplay Éric Serra Composer
Worldwide gross $7.8M · Budget $23M · United States release December 2, 2011
Box office
Budget
$23,000,000
Worldwide gross
$7,832,142
Gross vs. budget
0.3×
Production
EuropaCorp
Production · Studio
Left Bank Pictures
Production
France 2 Cinéma
Production
Backup Media
Production
Coficup
Production
France Télévisions
Production
Mars Distribution
Production
Siam Movies
Production
France · United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Burmese · English
Release dates
Canada · September 12, 2011
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
France · November 30, 2011
Theatrical
United States · December 2, 2011
Limited theatrical · Los Angeles, California
United States
October 8, 2011 · Premiere · Mill Valley Film Festival
April 10, 2012 · Limited theatrical
Argentina
August 9, 2012 · Theatrical
Australia
April 19, 2012 · Theatrical
Austria
April 6, 2012 · Theatrical
Belgium
December 21, 2011 · Theatrical
Brazil
July 20, 2012 · Theatrical
Canada
April 27, 2012 · Limited theatrical
Chile
July 5, 2012 · Theatrical
Denmark
April 26, 2012 · Theatrical
France
April 18, 2012 · Physical · DVD & Blu-Ray
May 7, 2014 · TV · Ciné + Premier
August 10, 2020 · Digital · VOD
December 30, 2020 · Digital · Prime Video
June 15, 2021 · Digital · Netflix
Germany
April 5, 2012 · Theatrical
Greece
January 24, 2013 · Physical · DVD
Hong Kong SAR China
February 9, 2012 · Theatrical
Indonesia
April 5, 2012 · Theatrical
Ireland
December 30, 2011 · Theatrical
Italy
October 27, 2011 · Premiere · Rome International Film Festival
March 23, 2012 · Theatrical
Japan
June 26, 2012 · Premiere · Tokyo
July 21, 2012 · Theatrical
Malaysia
May 3, 2012 · Theatrical
Mexico
July 13, 2012 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 19, 2012 · Theatrical
North Macedonia
November 16, 2012 · Premiere · Cinedays Film Festival
Norway
April 27, 2012 · Theatrical
Peru
August 30, 2012 · Theatrical
Poland
April 27, 2012 · Theatrical
Portugal
January 12, 2012 · Theatrical
Russia
June 28, 2012 · Theatrical
Singapore
March 1, 2012 · Theatrical
South Korea
October 12, 2011 · Premiere · Pusan International Film Festival
September 6, 2012 · Theatrical
Sweden
November 11, 2011 · Premiere · Stockholm International Film Festival
April 4, 2012 · Theatrical
Switzerland
November 30, 2011 · Theatrical · French
April 12, 2012 · Theatrical · German
September 21, 2012 · Theatrical · Italian
Taiwan
March 16, 2012 · Theatrical
Thailand
February 2, 2012 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
December 30, 2011 · Theatrical
Venezuela
March 22, 2013 · Theatrical
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