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We lost the war in 11 days, Heinrich
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Seven Years in Tibet

We lost the war in 11 days,Heinrich. This surrender isour death sentence. And I'm afraid...

We lost the war in 11 days,Heinrich. This surrender isour death sentence. And I'm afraid our friendNgawang Jigme has issued it. He abandoned Chamdo and thendestroyed the ammunition dumps. Without weapons and ammunition... there was no hope forthe troops who wanted to fight. Our guerrillas could have heldthe mountain passes for months... even years. It would have bought us time to makeappeals for help to other nations. Now it's lost. They broke down the gates

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We lost the war in 11 days Heinrich
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This surrender is our death sentence
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And I'm afraid our friend Ngawang Jigme has issued it
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He abandoned Chamdo and then destroyed the ammunition dumps
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Without weapons and ammunition
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there was no hope for the troops who wanted to fight
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Our guerrillas could have held the mountain passes for months
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even years
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It would have bought us time to make appeals for help to other nations
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Now it's lost
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They broke down the gates
Available in 6 languages
Duration
46 seconds
Views
63
Timestamp in Movie
01:51:52
Uploaded
Mar 17, 2026
Production
TriStar Pictures,Mandalay Entertainment,Applecross,Reperage & Vanguard Films,Sony Pictures

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Movie Summary

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.