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Escape from Tibet is a Allemand film of genre Drama with Hannah Herzsprung
Escape from Tibet (2012)
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Lors de son ascension du Cho Oyu, l'un des vertigineux sommets de l'Himalaya, Johanna, étudiante en médecine, tombe dans une crevasse. Elle y découvre avec horreur les corps inanimés de deux enfants, morts de froid. Encore bouleversée par son accident, elle poursuit son chemin jusqu'aux portes d'un monastère tibétain, où elle se lie d'amitié avec Tempa, un garçonnet de 8 ans. Les moines demandent à Johanna d'accompagner le petit sur les routes accidentées qui mènent à Lhassa...Actors
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