Close to Eden
1991•1h 59m•6.7•Released
Drama
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.
Director
Nikita Mikhalkov
Writer
Rustam Ibragimbekov, Rustam Ibragimbekov, Nikita Mikhalkov
Languages
Mandarin, Mongolian, Russian
Studio
Camera One
Cast
Badema
Pagma
Bayaertu
Gombo
Vladimir Gostyukhin
Sergey
Baoyinhexige
Bayartu
Bao Yungyan
Burma
Wurinile
Bowin
Babouchka
Babouchka
Biao Wang
Wang Biao, Chinese pianist
Bao Jinsheng
Nikolay Vashchilin
Nikolay, Sergey's friend
Larisa Kuznetsova
Marina, Sergei's wife
Jon Bochinski
Stanislas
Nikita Mikhalkov
cyclist on the street of chinese city (uncredited)
Production
Company
Camera One
Company
Hachette Première
Company
Studio Trite
Company
UGC
Producer
Michel Seydoux
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