Actor Michelle Yeoh plays Aung San Suu Kyi in new film . `` I was n't quite sure how I should react or what I should do , '' she says . The movie is based on the book by Nobel Peace Prize winner and Burmese opposition leader who was released from house arrest last year after nearly two decades of political imprisonment. Yeoh says she spent years researching the role before meeting Suu Kyi .
Actor Michelle Yeoh plays Aung San Suu Kyi in new film . The movie is based on the book by Nobel Peace Prize winner and Burmese opposition leader who was released from house arrest last year after nearly two decades of political imprisonment. Yeoh says she spent years researching the role before meeting Suu Kyi .