The Unwinking Gaze was filmed over a period of three years with exceptional access showing the daily agonies of the Tibetan leader as he tries to strike a balance between his Buddhist vows and the realpolitik needed to placate China. David and Goliath is played out in front of us as the worlds emerging superpower and the Dalai Lama walk a tightrope over an issue of global importance. A modern day epic of biblical proportions, The Unwinking Gaze is not three years in the life of the Dalai Lama, it is his life's work in three years.