Under the Sun

Season 5, Episode 10

Episode Title: The Cat and the Mouse

Air Date: 1993-07-15

Overview:

China has occupied Tibet for 40 years. While the Dalai Lama advocates the country's cause on the international stage, consulting people like John Cleese, a group of exiled radicals plead for rebellions within Tibet to free their homeland. This film follows the Dalai Lama on his global travels, and talks to refugee Lhasang Tsering who fears that the non-violent approach of the Dalai Lama may not succeed. And in Tibet today the reality of Chinese occupation is revealed.