Seven Years in Tibet (movie, 1997)
Genres: Adventure, Biography, Drama
Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud JeanJacques Annaud
Cast: Brad Pitt, Jamyang Jamtsho Wangchuk, David Thewlis, BD Wong, Mako Brad Pitt Jamyang Jamtsho Wangchuk David Thewlis BD Wong Mako
IMDb rating: 7.1 (159725 votes)
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 Llaso, Tibet, where he meets the 14-year-old Dalai Lama, whose friendship ultimately transforms his outlook on life.