Seven Years in Tibet

1997 7.2 (2921 votes) 2h 16m

Genres

Adventure Drama History

Production Companies

TriStar Pictures
Mandalay Entertainment
Applecross
Reperage & Vanguard Films
Sony Pictures

At the end of the world his real journey began.

Overview

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 Lhasa, Tibet, where he meets the 14-year-old Dalai Lama, whose friendship ultimately transforms his outlook on life.