Aung San Suu Kyi’s General father was
killed by a military coup when she was very young in Burma. Years later she lives in Britain with
her husband Michael Aris and her two young boys. She receives a phone call that her mother has had a stroke;
she quickly leaves for Burma to be by her side at the hospital. There are many demonstrations by
students and many are injured. She
sees students running to the hospital and she sees soldiers enter the hospital to
kill some of them. A small
delegation requests Suu remain in the country and help them with their
struggle for democracy.
I have seen many news stories about Suu
but I didn’t know the full extent of her story or anything about her husband and boys. She was a prisoner in her home and also in the country. If she left to go to her family, she
would not be allowed to return.
She was a strong figure representing freedom with many sacrifices. 4* (I really liked this movie)
132 min, Bio directed by Luc Besson
with Michelle Yeoh, David Thewlis, Jonathan Raggett, Jonanthan Woodhouse, Susan
Wooldridge, Benedict Wong.
Note: Blockbuster 2*, imdb 6.9 out of 10, 34% critic 63% audience
on Rotten Tomatoes.
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