COMPASSION IN EXILE is an intimate portrait of Tenzin Gyatso, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet, who for over fifty years has waged a non-violent struggle for the plight of his people and their unique culture and religion. The Dalai Lama personally granted Mickey Lemle unprecedented access. Using historic and never-before-seen footage, and with an entrancing score by Philip Glass, his remarkable story is also told by the people closest to him.