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Aung San Suu Kyi - Lady of No Fear
dir Anne Gyrithe Bonne I Denmark 2011 I 64 mins
Aung San Suu Kyi is known first and foremost as the political opposition leader at the centre of 20 years of social unrest and turmoil in Burma. What many do not know is that she started out as a British housewife in the upper echelons of Oxford society before she went back to her oppressed homeland and joined the struggle for freedom. Since her return she was held under house arrest for 15 out of 21 one years during which time she had minimal contact with her family and closest relations.
Lady of No Fear offers a close-up of the freedom fighting woman Aung San Suu Kyi and her husband, ‘her knight in shining armour’ Dr Michael Aris, who died on his 53rd birthday in 1999, still unable to see his wife. She comes across as charming, determined and stoical in her decision to fight for her country at the expense of her family. The focus is on the personal consequences of such powerful idealism and conviction that the current regime can be toppled by peaceful means. The film is a tribute to the woman at the heart of the rebellion, her steadfast husband and supporter, and not least to Gandhi's vision of non-violent civic resistance.
London- Thur 8 Dec 2011: 6.30pm, Ritzy Picturehouse (Brixton) + Q&A with Director Anne Gyrithe Bonne and Nita Yin Yin May (BBC Burmese Service Journalist)
book tickets: http://bit.ly/LondonRitzy
Oxford- Fri 9 Dec 2011: 8.30pm, Phoenix Picturehouse + Q&A with Director Anne Gyrithe Bonne
Cambridge- Sun 11 Dec 2011: 5pm, Arts Picturehouse + Q&A A with Director Anne Gyrithe Bonne and Nita Yin Yin May (BBC Burmese Service Journalist)
book tickets:http://bit.ly/CambridgeArts
Newcastle- Mon 12 Dec 2011: 6pm, Tyneside Cinema + intro
Sheffield- Mon 3 Jan 2012: 6.30pm, Showroom Cinema: presented by Sheffield DocFest
9th November 2011 - day for night* will officially be 5 years old! Further details of how we're celebrating will be posted shortly 2nd March 2011 - Norwegian Wood London premiere for the opening night of Pan-Asia Film Festival 29th July 2010 - Damien Rice performing live at the UK premiere of When the Dragon Swallowed the Sun 9th July 2010 - John Hegley at the Poetry Cafe
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