Close to Eden

Sep 25, 1991

1h 59m

★ 6.7

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Caméra One

Hachette Première

Studio Trite

UGC

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Cast

Gombo

Bayaertu

Sergey

Vladimir Gostyukhin

Pagma

Badema

Bayartu, a local eccentric / Genghis Khan

Baoyinhexige

Burma, daughter of Pagma and Gombo

Bao Yungyan

Bowin, son of Pagma and Gombo

Vurinil

Grandma

Babouchka

Wang Biao, Chinese pianist

Biao Wang

Bao Jinsheng

Nikolay, Sergey's friend

Nikolay Vashchilin

Marina, Sergei's wife

Larisa Kuznetsova

Stanislas

Jon Bochinski

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