Close to Eden
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1991-09-25
Runtime: 119 mins
Director: Nikita Mikhalkov
Writer: Rustam Ibragimbekov, Nikita Mikhalkov
Spoken language: 普通话, , Pусский
Genres: Drama
Original title: Close to Eden
Production Companies: Caméra One, Hachette Première, Studio Trite, UGC
Production Countries: France, Mongolia, Soviet Union
Cast
Bayaertu
Vladimir Gostyukhin
Badema
Baoyinhexige
Bao Yungyan
Vurinil
Babouchka
Biao Wang
Bao Jinsheng
Nikolay Vashchilin
Larisa Kuznetsova
Jon Bochinski
Nikita Mikhalkov
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