The Iron Lady
(PG13)- Release Date: 16th February 2012 (Showtimes)
- Language: English
- Running Time: 105 mins
- Genre: Drama
- Director: Phyllida Lloyd
- Cast: Anthony Head, Meryl Streep, Jim Broadbent, Richard E. Grant
- Local Distributor: Shaw Organisation
This biographical movie follows the life of the extraordinary and complex Margaret Thatcher, the former Prime Minster of the United Kingdom and how she broke through the barrier of gender and societal standing. A series of flashbacks will narrate her life's story including the 17 days leading up to the Falklands War in 1982 and ultimately, the price she had to pay for such power.
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It is the greatest movie of the year for me.
This is a superb movie. I have always liked Meryl Streep and her portrayal of Margaret Thatcher is simply great. The film about old age and dementia and flashbacks of what the former prime minister experienced in her years in politics is such a clever way of showing what she did, achieved, failed and in the end, the price she paid. She broke into the world of hard politics which was thought to be the reserve of men. Ironically, it was the few men who taught her the tricks of men and managed her success as a politician. It showed how she managed real terrorism (as opposed to what Singapore experienced when the ISA was used) and emerged tougher than anyone despite the deaths of many comrades. She was prepared to let hunger strikers die in order to impress upon them that she would not bend to demands. Thatcher's moves against the trade unions in the 1970s brought back memories of what Lee Kuan Yew did to the unions in Singapore. The two must have been great pals, she entering politics as a young MP and he becoming the prime minister in 1959. But unlike Lee, Thatcher fell after 11 and a half years in power. The beginning of the movie is so unique. It reminded me that a person may be powerful for years but when that power is lost, she will become a nobody once again. Grocer's daughter or princess, she fades into oblivion. It is a lesson for all politicians.
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