Close to Eden

Close to Eden

119 mins | Drama | Jan. 1, 1991

A farmer and his wife live in a rural part of Inner Mongolia with their three children. Chinese population control policies prevent them from having any more. The farmer sets out for the nearest town to obtain birth control. He comes upon a Russian truck driver who has ended up in a lake. The farmer takes the man back to his farm, and after initially being appalled, the Russian becomes enchanted with the peaceful life of the countryside and decides to stay. But his presence presages big changes for the peasants.

Close to Eden

119 mins | Drama | Jan. 1, 1991

Close to Eden
A farmer and his wife live in a rural part of Inner Mongolia with their three children. Chinese population control policies prevent them from having any more. The farmer sets out for the nearest town to obtain birth control. He comes upon a Russian truck driver who has ended up in a lake. The farmer takes the man back to his farm, and after initially being appalled, the Russian becomes enchanted with the peaceful life of the countryside and decides to stay. But his presence presages big changes for the peasants.
IMDb rating 7.5
Producers Hachette Première, UGC Images, Three T Productions, Caméra One
Original title Урга - территория любви
Directors Nikita Mikhalkov
Writers Rustam Ibragimbekov

Cast

Badema

as Pagma

Biao Wang

as Van Biao

Wang Jianguo

as Bayartu, a local eccentric / Genghis Khan

Bao Yungyan

as Burma, daughter of Pagma and Gombo

Vurinil

as Bowin, son of Pagma and Gombo

Wang Biao

as Wang Biao, Chinese pianist

Nikolay Vashchilin

as Nikolay, Sergey's friend

Larisa Kuznetsova

as Marina, Sergei's wife

Nikita Mikhalkov

as cyclist on the street of chinese city