An Officer & His Holiness: The Dalai Lama's Secret Escape into Exile

An Officer & His Holiness: The Dalai Lama's Secret Escape into Exile

Documentary | Nov. 13, 2019

Told in his own words on film, the documentary reveals how in 1959, His Holiness the Dalai Lama escaped from Tibet into India on foot over the Himalayas. This perilous trek took 13 days, with the Dalai Lama only able to travel at night to evade detection. This singular event has influenced the lives of millions worldwide.

An Officer & His Holiness: The Dalai Lama's Secret Escape into Exile

Documentary | Nov. 13, 2019

An Officer & His Holiness: The Dalai Lama's Secret Escape into Exile
Told in his own words on film, the documentary reveals how in 1959, His Holiness the Dalai Lama escaped from Tibet into India on foot over the Himalayas. This perilous trek took 13 days, with the Dalai Lama only able to travel at night to evade detection. This singular event has influenced the lives of millions worldwide.
Producers Illumina Studios & Media
Original title An Officer & His Holiness: The Dalai Lama's Secret Escape into Exile
Directors
Writers Jean-Paul Mertinez, Rani Singh

Cast

Tenzin Gyatso

as Self