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 Lhasa, Tibet, where he meets the 14-year-old Dalai Lama, whose friendship ultimately transforms his outlook on life.
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So what's will all the hate coming from Letterboxd viewers? It is simply mind-boggling. Regardless of Brad Pitt's failure to mimic a genuine Austrian accent (that sounded more like Louis from Interview With the Vampire) this movie, in spite of its flaws, remains gorgeous - and I'm not only speaking of the cinematography. The way it was executed, I mean the whole look and even with the storytelling could have been made during the 1960s. I'm glad my decision to see this film was influenced based on the reviews from IMDB, where people seems to be less elitist and doesn't gravitate towards hate all the time.