The Lady 2011 Watch Online

The Lady: Watch Online

Early Life and Tragedy

In 1947, a young Aung San Suu Kyi spends time with her father Aung San, who led Burma to independence. Soon afterwards, he, along with a group of colleagues, is assassinated by armed men in uniform.

Return to Burma

In 1988, Aung San Suu Kyi, now happily married with family in England, returns to Burma to see her ill mother, finding that her father is still widely remembered. Upon visiting her mother in hospital, she meets injured patients from the Tatmadaw’s crackdown in the 8888 Uprising. She realises that political change is needed in Burma and is drawn into the reform movement. She then accepts the role of icon in support of democracy by the Burmese people and devotes herself to activities in support of greater political freedoms.

Establishing Democracy

Aung San Suu Kyi establishes the National League for Democracy and wins the 1990 elections. However, the Burmese military refuses to accept the results and moves to rein in Aung San Suu Kyi. She and her family are separated when her husband and children were banned from Burma and she is put under a house arrest for more than a decade. Her husband Michael Aris keeps up a relentless struggle for Aung San Suu Kyi’s recognition outside Burma. Due to their efforts, she receives the Nobel Peace Prize. As Aung San Suu Kyi cannot attend the ceremony, her family accepts the prize on her behalf. The military later offers Aung San Suu Kyi a chance to see her dying husband but she refuses, knowing that she will not be allowed to return to Burma. After grieving her husband’s death, she continues her political work, appearing to supporters from behind her gate while still under house arrest.

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