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Close to Eden

68.23 %|Sep 25, 1991|Drama

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.

Featured Crew

Nikita Mikhalkov
Director
Joëlle Hache
Editor
Roman Ovcharenko
Additional Director of Photography
Jean-Jack Brehier
Steadicam Operator
Larisa Avdyushko
Makeup Artist
Jean-Louis Piel
Executive Producer
Michel Seydoux
Producer
René Cleitman
Associate Producer

Cast

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Badema
Pagma
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Wang Jianguo
Bayartu, a local eccentric / Genghis Khan
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Bao Yungyan
Burma, daughter of Pagma and Gombo
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Vurinil
Bowin, son of Pagma and Gombo
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Babouchka
Grandma
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Biao Wang
Van Biao
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Wang Biao
Wang Biao, Chinese pianist
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Nikolay Vashchilin
Nikolay, Sergey's friend
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Larisa Kuznetsova
Marina, Sergei's wife
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Jon Bochinski
Stanislas
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Nikita Mikhalkov
cyclist on the street of chinese city