Close to Eden

Close to Eden (1991)

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.

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  • Release Date: 1991-09-25
  • Runtime: 1h 59min
  • Director: Nikita Mikhalkov

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Cast

  • Bayaertu

    Gombo

  • Vladimir Gostyukhin

    Sergey

  • Badema

    Pagma

  • Baoyinhexige

    Bayartu, a local eccentric / Genghis Khan

  • Bao Yungyan

    Burma, daughter of Pagma and Gombo

  • Vurinil

    Bowin, son of Pagma and Gombo

  • Babouchka

    Grandma

  • 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)

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