Close to Eden (1991)
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.
Rated
15+
Year
1991
Country
FR
Language
Russian
Release date
25 September 1991
TMDB
6.7 (66)
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Ratings
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Badema
Pagma
B
Bayaertu
Gombo
Vladimir Gostyukhin
Sergey
B
Baoyinhexige
Bayartu
B
Bao Yungyan
Burma
W
Wurinile
Bowin
B
Babouchka
Babouchka
Biao Wang
Wang Biao, Chinese pianist
B
Bao Jinsheng
Nikolay Vashchilin
Nikolay, Sergey's friend
Larisa Kuznetsova
Marina, Sergei's wife
J
Jon Bochinski
Stanislas
Nikita Mikhalkov
cyclist on the street of chinese city (uncredited)
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