to film seven years in the TibetBrad Pitt was banned from entering China for life, as the film shows the oppressive role that the Asian country played against the Tibetans.
However, in 2016, the Chinese regime decided to lift the punishment for the American actor and allowed him to promote the film. allies for an event where he was only able to sign autographs.
When representing biographical characters, actors often have to participate in films where historical data is revealed that makes more than one person uncomfortable. For this reason, the production of the tape seven years in the Tibet lived harassment by the Chinese government.
According to Cinemania, Initially, the filming of the film would be in Ladakh, a region bounded to the south by the Himalayas, but the Chinese regime made life impossible for them during the filming, since they frequently cut off their power and even threatened the people of the region so that he would not collaborate with the production, so, finally, they decided to film in the Andes and in part of Argentina.
Although as soon as the movie was released on movie screens, the entire production, including the actors, suffered the veto of the Asian country, prohibiting them from entering China. According to The country, On some occasion, the protagonist of Bullet train He spoke about his experience impersonating the mountaineer Heinrich Harrer and all the controversy that arose with Seven years in Tibet.
You shouldn’t talk unless you know something. That’s why interviews sometimes bother me. They ask me what China should do with Tibet. But who cares what I say about it? I’m a f*cking actor, I’m here to entertain. Basically, if you take everything else away, I’m an older man who does makeup.
Despite all the controversies, according to Wikipedia, the film managed to raise more than 131 million dollars at the box office worldwide. But if something is clear to us, it is that being a famous actor also has its risks.