Close to Eden
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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Cast
13 people
Badema
Pagma
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The Cord of Life
Mongolian Ping Pong
Bayaertu
Gombo
Known for
Legends of the Condor Heroes: The Gallants
Vladimir Gostyukhin
Sergey
Known for
The Ascent
Red Ghost
Baoyinhexige
Bayartu
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Bao Yungyan
Burma
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Wurinile
Bowin
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Babouchka
Babouchka
Biao Wang
Wang Biao, Chinese pianist
Also in
Mozart in China
Mysterious Buddha
Bao Jinsheng
Nikolay Vashchilin
Nikolay, Sergey's friend
Known for
D'Artagnan and Three Musketeers
Larisa Kuznetsova
Marina, Sergei's wife
Known for
Paradise
Jon Bochinski
Stanislas
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Nikita Mikhalkov Director · Rustam Ibragimbekov Screenplay Eduard Artemyev Composer
United States release October 30, 1992 · Produced in France, Russia, Russia · Languages Chinese, Mongolian, Russian
Production
Camera One
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Hachette Première
Production
Studio Trite
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UGC
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Caméra One
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UGC Images
Production
France · Russia · Russia
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Languages
Original title
Урга — территория любви
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Chinese · Mongolian · Russian
Release dates
Italy · September 1, 1991
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
France · September 25, 1991
Theatrical
United States · October 30, 1992
Premiere · Chicago International Film Festival
Czechia
March 4, 1996 · Limited theatrical · For non-commercial screenings only
Netherlands
May 15, 1992 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 16, 1992 · Theatrical
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