Close to Eden (1992)

  • NR
  • 10/30/1992 (US)
  • Drama
  • 1h 59m

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.

Nikita Mikhalkov

Director

Rustam Ibragimbekov

Screenplay

Cast

Badema's headshot

Badema

Pagma
Bayaertu's headshot

Bayaertu

Gombo
Vladimir Gostyukhin's headshot

Vladimir Gostyukhin

Sergei
Wang Jianguo's headshot

Wang Jianguo

Bayartu, a local eccentric / Genghis Khan
Bao Yungyan's headshot

Bao Yungyan

Burma, daughter of Pagma and Gombo
Vurinil's headshot

Vurinil

Bowin, son of Pagma and Gombo
Babouchka's headshot

Babouchka

Grandma
Biao Wang's headshot

Biao Wang

Van Biao

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