Heinrich is entranced by the strange culture and the reverence for a young spiritual leader who is found by fate rather than chosen by man. As depicted in the film, the two colleagues escape into Tibet in 1944 and find their way to Lhasa, the home of the 14th Dalai Lama (played at age 4 by Dorjee Tsering, at 8 by Sonam Wangchuk, and at 14 by Jamyang Jamtsho Wangchuk). 'Seven Years in Tibet' tells the true story of Heinrich Harrer (Brad Pitt) and Peter Aufschnaiter (David Thewlis), two Austrian mountain climbers who were imprisoned by British soldiers stationed in India during World War II. In 1959, the 14th Dalai Lama fled Tibet and formed an exile government in northern India that continues to fight China's claim to their homeland to this day. This dispute is based on each nation's varying accounts of history, their separate claims to Tibet as a nation, and wildly different perspectives on the legitimacy of Tibet's liberation. Despite its philosophical desire for peace and freedom, Tibet has found itself embroiled in a significant conflict with China that has only intensified since the 13th century.
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