On June 5, 1989, one day after Chinese troops expelled thousands of demonstrators from Tiananmen Square, a solitary, unarmed protester stood his ground before a column of tanks advancing down the Avenue of Eternal Peace. Captured by Western photographers, this extraordinary confrontation became an icon of the fight for freedom around the world. Filmmaker Antony Thomas investigates the identity, fate, and significance of the tank man.

Originally broadcast as a segment of the television program Frontline on April 11, 2006, a production of WGBH Boston.

1. Prologue -- 2. Tens of millions of protestors -- 3. The theater of massacre -- 4. China's rise -- 5. Two Chinas -- 6. The struggle to control information.