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Close to Eden

1991 • 1h59m Drama

Rating

6.7/10

Popularity

3

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.

Details

Director

Nikita Mikhalkov

Screenplay

Rustam Ibragimbekov

Rustam Ibragimbekov

Nikita Mikhalkov

Cast

Bayaertu

Vladimir Gostyukhin

Badema

Release date

9/25/1991

Status

Released

Origin country

SU

Vote count

59