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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
65
Timestamp in Movie
01:51:52
Uploaded
Mar 17, 2026
Genres
adventure, biography, drama
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.
Hello my friendWe did what was the best for our countryfor TibetOn the way to Lhasa I would see Tibetans wearing these jacketsChinese soldiers Very niceGive food clothes money Very niceIt's strange to me that something so harmless as a jacketcould - Seven Years in Tibet 01:13
Hello my friendWe did what was the best for our countryfor...
It's strange to me that something so harmless as a jacketcould symbolize such a great lie - Seven Years in Tibet 00:10
It's strange to me that something so harmless as a...
After all these years, you still do not understand Tibetan ways. - Seven Years in Tibet 00:10
After all these years, you still do not understand Tibetan...
A man who betrays his culture should not preach about its customs. - Seven Years in Tibet 00:06
A man who betrays his culture should not preach about its...
There was a time I would have wished you dead... - Seven Years in Tibet 00:13
There was a time I would have wished you dead...
We pray that His Holiness, the Dalai Lama... - Seven Years in Tibet 00:18
We pray that His Holiness, the Dalai Lama...
You have the entire palace in a panic. - Seven Years in Tibet 00:10
You have the entire palace in a panic.
It's The Moonlight... - Seven Years in Tibet 00:13
It's The Moonlight...
I hope you've received your invitation to the enthronement ceremony. - Seven Years in Tibet 00:10
I hope you've received your invitation to the...
Do I look like an egghead? - Seven Years in Tibet 00:51
Do I look like an egghead?
We have a saying in TibetIf the problem can be solved there is no use worrying about itIf it can't be solved worrying will do no good - Seven Years in Tibet 00:12
We have a saying in TibetIf the problem can be solved there...
You have to leave Tibet Your life's at great riskForgive my presumption but I made arrangements to get you out safelyWe should leave after the enthronement The Chinese would never expect itHow can I help people if I run away from them What kind of leader - Seven Years in Tibet 02:32
You have to leave Tibet Your life's at great...
- Then I don't go either. - Seven Years in Tibet 00:38
- Then I don't go either.
It's not the conscious thought really. - Seven Years in Tibet 00:09
It's not the conscious thought really.
When I crossed Tibet, he was with me. - Seven Years in Tibet 00:14
When I crossed Tibet, he was with me.
I can't even imagine how I pictured the world without him in it. - Seven Years in Tibet 00:06
I can't even imagine how I pictured the world without...
Then you should go home and be his father. - Seven Years in Tibet 00:06
Then you should go home and be his father.
I know. - Seven Years in Tibet 00:09
I know.
But you have to stay for my enthronement. - Seven Years in Tibet 00:08
But you have to stay for my enthronement.
From the government of Tibet... - Seven Years in Tibet 00:14
From the government of Tibet...