Local film maker Chai Yee-wei says, “I thoroughly enjoyed the film. Now, I get this feeling I know Daw Aung San Suu Kyi personally. A lot of Singaporeans I know are looking forward to watching this film.
Many Burmese in Singapore who had been looking forward to the opening of the film were disappointed when they could not get tickets to watch their ‘Lady` on its first weekend. They are now arranging to book halls for their own community to catch the movie together.
Theresa Khin, publisher of Burmese publication Thazin Magazine here, says, “If people from other communities in Singapore are showing such tremendous support for us, it is only natural that we do the best we can to ensure that our Burmese community in Singapore seize the opportunity to catch the movie on the wide screen.
Daniel Yun, CEO and founder of Homerun Asia, the distribution company of THE LADY, says, “THE LADY will be one of those rare titles where the second and third weeks will be bigger than its opening week; the hallmark of a real hit by word-of-mouth and building awareness.
In response to the overwhelming response of Singaporeans at the box office, Michelle Yeoh says, “I am extremely thrilled to hear this good news. The Lady is such an inspiring and moving movie I would like to share with all my beloved friends, fans, family in Singapore. Thank you for all your support again.
The actress who was in Singapore last Wednesday to promote her movie, had said in an earlier interview: “I`ve taken this year to concentrate fully on the promotion of THE LADY. This movie has been so meaningful, until we have premiered in every part of the world and encouraged as many people as possible to shine the spotlight on the Burmese people and Daw Suu, I will not have a next project.
“The Lady” is an epic love story about how an extraordinary couple and family sacrifice their happiness at great human cost for a higher cause. This is the story of Aung San Suu Kyi and her husband, Michael Aris. Despite distance, long separations, and a dangerously hostile regime, their love endures until the very end. A story of devotion and human understanding set against a background of political turmoil which continues today. “The Lady” also is the story of the peaceful quest of the woman who is at the core of Burma`s democracy movement.
THE LADY is now playing at Golden Village cinemas. Read our review of The Lady here.