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.

Director: Nikita Mikhalkov

Cast

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Bayaertu

Gombo

Vladimir Gostyukhin

Sergey

Badema

Pagma

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Baoyinhexige

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

Biao Wang

Wang Biao, Chinese pianist

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Bao Jinsheng

Nikolay Vashchilin

Nikolay, Sergey's friend