Meryl Streep brings iron to the silver screen.<br/> The two-time Oscar winner plays former British Prime Minister Maragaret Thatcher in the new film "The Iron Lady."<br/> Streep depicts an aging Thatcher looking back on the highs and lows of her career and the personal price she paid for power.<br/> The actress says playing the leader was a privilege.<br/> SOUNDBITE: Meryl Streep, actress, saying (English):<br/> "It was amazing, it was a privilege to look through the lens of such a well known figure and to follow the events of her life, certain ones of them, from a completely subjective, imaginary point of view."<br/> Streep says the portrayal of Thatcher in her later years struck a personal chord.<br/> SOUNDBITE: Meryl Streep, actress, saying (English):<br/> "Since most of the film takes place when she was older, it circled issues of looking back, and aging, and living with diminished capacity, which I know something about, from my own parents. It was a very interesting journey and I hope one that will attract people's interest humanistically."<br/> While the movie is generating early Oscar buzz, it's also attracting some controversy.<br/> When details of the screenplay became public, Thatcher's children were quoted in the press as being "appalled" at the concept.<br/> "The Iron Lady" hits theaters in January 2012.<br/> Alicia Powell, Reuters.
