Close to Eden
Overview
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.
Cast
BademaPagmaBayaertuGombo
Vladimir GostyukhinSergeyBaoyinhexigeBayartu
Bao YungyanBurma
WurinileBowin
BabouchkaBabouchka
Biao WangWang Biao, Chinese pianistBao Jinsheng
Nikolay VashchilinNikolay, Sergey's friend
Larisa KuznetsovaMarina, Sergei's wifeJon BochinskiStanislas
Crew
DirectorNikita Mikhalkov
Details
Original TitleУрга — территория любви
Release DateSeptember 25, 1991
LanguagesMandarin, Mongolian, Russian
StudiosCamera One, Hachette Première, Studio Trite, UGC
