The Lady

Daddy, tell me a story.

Well I can tell you about the days...

When Burma was called the Golden Land.

Is that the kind of story you want?

Yes!

Once upon a time...

Burma was a beautiful country.

Blessed with great forests of teak and ebony.

This was a time when tigers still prowled the jungles.

And elephants roamed the Great Plains.

You'd find sapphires as blue as the bluest sky.

And rubies redder than your cheeks.

More jewels, than a princess like you, could ever wish for.

And then?

Actually, it's a sad story.

Soldiers from a faraway land...

Came and stole all our precious things.

That's how our country became so poor.

My precious daughter!

Sit down here, my darling.

Sit down.

I have to go, but Mummy's over there.

Good morning!

The main priority is to form a government.

It's crucial that the people participate...

If we are to establish a genuine democracy.

Let's go!

The General...

It's good to hear your voice.

Yes.

Your mother is Rangoon General Hospital.

You should come quickly.

- Arriving from England? - Yes.

- Length of stay? - As long as I need to.

It's time to wash the patient.

Thank you.

Does she talk to any of the other people there?

Just a few.

At immigration, did she say how long she'd be staying?

She said, "As long as I need to."

Get right back over there.

Go help out there!

Leave them alone! These are patients!

Stop!

I wear the red scarf. I have the authority to kill you.

Daw Suu! You're back! What a joy!

Two grandchildren already?

Yes, two grandchildren.

Let me.

You must be tired. I'll take it up to your room.

Come on, children.

Daw Suu! There are more people to see you.

A writer and his friends.

You look so like your father.

Please forgive our impatience.

We have just learned of your arrival in Rangoon.

And we couldn't pass up this opportunity.

This is a crucial time.

Wait for me here.

Your shoes.

I'm surrounded by adversity...

These days.

No, none of the 37 spirits.

A ghost.

So...

It could be him?

Yes...

It's an ancestor.

But...

A spirit has come to help him.

It comes from far away.

A woman?

Maybe.

Should I eliminate her?

A spirit is even more dangerous if it becomes a ghost.

In that case...

How can I get rid of her?

If the country is at peace, it won't need the spirit.

And the spirit will return to the place it came from.

Thank you.

Your advice is always invaluable.

Hello!

I'm very well.

Get rid of those dogs!

Come here.

General, six professors from Rangoon University...

Told Aung San Suu Kyi that only she can unite the people.

What else?

They asked Aung San Suu Kyi to lead a movement for democracy.

So she's staying?

Yes sir.

OK.

Aung San Suu Kyi will be at Shwedagon tomorrow.

Your shoes.

Shame the spirits didn't warned you!

This idea of?? consulting the people...

is not working out.

Wasn't it your idea?

It turns out...

I was badly advised.

General Sein Lwin, I have a mission for you.

Identify the areas of greatest opposition...

And relocate all troublemakers.

That's a lot of people.

Our prisons will be big enough.

The most important thing is...

To not let Aung San Suu Kyi and her supporters out of our sight.

And no public gatherings!

- At your orders, sir. - Good.

We have nothing but respect and admiration for you!

Reverend monks, people of Burma!

The purpose of this gathering is...

To let the world know the will of the people.

The purpose of today's rally is...

To show that the whole nation demands democracy.

That's why we have gathered here.

Some of you may not be familiar with my personal history.

And it's only natural...

That you might like to know some facts.

Since I have spent most of my life abroad...

Because I married a foreigner...

It's been said that I can't comprehend the complexity of Burma's history.

So let me tell you quite candidly...

That while it's true I have lived abroad...

And perfectly true I am married to a foreigner...

These simple facts...

Do not mean my love and devotion to my country...

Have ever diminished.

My father gave everything he had...

To Burmese politics.