The monks are convinced that Tempa is also close to death by the Chinese government because the orphaned boy was involved as a witness into the assassination.

So Johanna is asked by the monks to refuge Tempa and other child refugees to their destination, the Tibetan capital Lhasa.

Problems with the Chinese authorities occur, and Johanna decides to support Tashi, a refugee helpers, and to bring a group of children and Dolma, a widowed Tibetan woman, through the Chinese border controls to the Dalai Lama's residence towards Himachal Pradesh state in Northern India.

"[3] Escape from Tibet was filmed at locations in India, Germany and Switzerland at the Eiger glacier, and was produced also by the participation of the Swiss television SRF.

The film was released under the title Flucht aus Tibet - Wie zwischen Himmel und Erde in the DVD format (RC2) on 6 December 2012.