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.

Country:

France,

Mongolia,

Soviet Union

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

119 minutes

Year:

1991

Director:

Nikita Mikhalkov

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Company:

Caméra One,

Hachette Première,

Studio Trite,

UGC

Cast:

Pagma

Gombo

Sergei

Bayartu, a local eccentric / Genghis Khan

Burma, daughter of Pagma and Gombo

Crew:

Editor

Director

Makeup Artist

Steadicam Operator

Additional Director of Photography