Democracy in Exile

Should Tibetans seek genuine autonomy within China, as the Dalai Lama proposes, or keep fighting for full independence? Democracy in Exile follows this debate as it plays out within the Tibetan community in exile.

Directed by Tibetan filmmakers Tashi Wangchuk and Tsultrim Dorjee for India’s Public Service Broadcasting Trust in 2006, the film shows a refugee community practising democracy and arguing openly about its future, far from a homeland where such debate is forbidden.