Drama · France · 1991 · 1h 59m

Close to Eden

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Director
Nikita Mikhalkov
Cast
Badema as Pagma Bayaertu as Gombo Vladimir Gostyukhin as Sergey Baoyinhexige as Bayartu Bao Yungyan as Burma Wurinile as Bowin
Crew
Vilen Kalyuta — Director of Photography Joëlle Hache — Editor Eduard Artemyev — Original Music Composer Rustam Ibragimbekov — Screenplay Rustam Ibragimbekov — Writer Nikita Mikhalkov — Writer
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
friendshipchinacountrysidepregnancyhorsegenghis khancondomfamilyfarmermongolianrussian manhospitality
Key Collaborators
Nikita Mikhalkov Director Vilen Kalyuta Director of Photography Joëlle Hache Editor Eduard Artemyev Original Music Composer Rustam Ibragimbekov Screenplay Rustam Ibragimbekov Writer Nikita Mikhalkov Writer Michel Seydoux Producer Oleksii Levchenko Production Design Irina Ginno Costume Design
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