True story of Heinrich Harrer, an Austrian mountain climber who became friends with the Dalai Lama at the time of China's takeover of Tibet.
20 January 1963, Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR, USSR [now Lithuania]
24 October 1960, San Francisco, California, USA
10 December 1933, Kobe, Japan
18 December 1963, Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA
25 February 1948, Gangtok, Sikkim
February 21, 2003
A movie that makes molasses look fast.July 26, 2007
Part road picture, part epic, and part spiritual journey, Seven Years in Tibet is a beautiful film with a story so typical-yet-unusual that it could only have come from autobiography.June 10, 2004
I was expecting the worst -- everyone calls this film "Seven Hours in a Theater." But really, it's pretty goodJanuary 01, 2000
Pitt is no disgrace but is blown off the screen by a bright-eyed adolescent actor.April 12, 2004
Failed to convince me that Harrer moved from a self-absorbed bigot to an enlightened being, especially since his memoir never mentioned his Nazi past.January 01, 2000
One of the season's more substantial large-scale entertainments, using colorful storytelling and Pitt's appealing presence to spotlight an imperialistic event that continues to cry for correction.February 28, 2002
An egotistical Austrian undergoes a spiritual transformation through his contact with Tibetan Buddhists.May 31, 2002
Ainda tenho aquela sensação de que poderia ter me emocionado muito com esta história.January 05, 2009
Pitt is smiling, taking his shirt off, brushing his blond locks with his hands, striking poses against the picturesque scenery--in short, being Brad Pitt.March 09, 2003
Most will likely forget about Seven Years in Tibet soon after viewing since the filmmakers have focussed on less interesting aspects