

Close to Eden
Visit website6.8/10 • 50
1991-09-25 • 1h 59m
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.
- Directors
- Nikita Mikhalkov
- Editors
- Joëlle Hache

Close to Eden
Visit website1991-09-25 • 1h 59m
6.8/10 • 50
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.
- Directors
- Nikita Mikhalkov
- Editors
- Joëlle Hache
Top Billed Cast
View CreditsBadema
Pagma
Bayaertu
Gombo
Vladimir Gostyukhin
Sergei
Wang Jianguo
Bayartu, a local eccentric / Genghis Khan
Bao Yungyan
Burma, daughter of Pagma and Gombo
Vurinil
Bowin, son of Pagma and Gombo
Babouchka
Grandma
Biao Wang
Van Biao
Wang Biao
Wang Biao, Chinese pianist
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