Sep 25, 1991
119 min
Full-HD

Close to Eden (1991)

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.

Category

Drama

Country

France Soviet Union

Companies

Caméra One Hachette Première UGC Studio Trite

Badema

Pagma

Vladimir Gostyukhin

Sergei

Biao Wang

Van Biao

Wang Jianguo

Bayartu, a local eccentric / Genghis Khan

Bao Yungyan

Burma, daughter of Pagma and Gombo

Vurinil

Bowin, son of Pagma and Gombo

Wang Biao

Wang Biao, Chinese pianist

Nikolay Vashchilin

Nikolay, Sergey's friend

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