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Seven Years in Tibet

Where:

🇦🇹 Austria Tibet 🇮🇳 India

When:

The 1940s

At the end of the world his real journey began. — Austrian mountaineer, Heinrich Harrer journeys to the Himalayas without his family to head an expedition in 1939. But when World War II breaks out, the arrogant Harrer falls into Allied forces' hands as a prisoner of war. He escapes with a fellow detainee and makes his way to Llaso, Tibet, where he meets the 14-year-old Dalai Lama, whose friendship ultimately transforms his outlook on life.

Released in 1997 — 136 minutes

Genres:

Adventure Drama History

Language:

English