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.
Elenco: Brad Pitt , Jamyang Jamtsho Wangchuk , David Thewlis , BD Wong , Mako , Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė , Lhakpa Tsamchoe , Duncan Fraser , Danny Denzongpa , Victor Wong , Jetsun Pema , Ama Ashe Dongtse , Sonam Wangchuk , Dorjee Tsering , Ric Young , Ngawang Chojor , Benedick Blythe , Tom Raudaschl , Wolfgang Tonninger , Samdup Dhargyal , Chemchok , Tenzin Jangchub , Angphurba Sherpa , Tsering Wangdue , Yama Ngudup Cheshatsang , Kalsang Dhundop Lungtok , Sonam Bidhartsang , Lama Champa Tsondu , Geshe Lobsang Nyma , Geshe Yeshi Tsultrim , Lama Champa Chandu , Pemba Norbu Sherpa , Karma Apo-Tsang , Ngawang Tenzingyatso , Choeden Tsering , Lama Jampa Lekshe , Lama Thupten Nugdup , Daniel Tedeschi , Gerardo Ebert , Sebastian Zevalia , Philipp Kriechbaum , Lobsang Gendun Rinpoche , Tenzin Gyaltsen Rinpoche , Sharpa Tulku Rinpoche , Zongra Tulku Rinpoche .