Close to Eden

Overview

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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Director

Nikita Mikhalkov

Director

Cast

Badema

Pagma

Bayaertu

Gombo

Vladimir Gostyukhin

Sergey

Baoyinhexige

Bayartu

Bao Yungyan

Burma

Wurinile

Bowin

Babouchka

Babouchka

Biao Wang

Wang Biao, Chinese pianist

Bao Jinsheng

Nikolay Vashchilin

Nikolay, Sergey's friend

Larisa Kuznetsova

Marina, Sergei's wife

Jon Bochinski

Stanislas

Nikita Mikhalkov

cyclist on the street of chinese city (uncredited)

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