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Close to Eden (1991)

Close to Eden (1991)

Drama
Release Date: 1991, September 25
Directors: Nikita Mikhalkov
Countries: France, Soviet Union
Production: Caméra One, Hachette Première, Hachette Première, Studio Trite, Studio Trite, UGC, UGC
Cast: Bayaertu, Biao Wang, Badema, Vladimir Gostyukhin, Larisa Kuznetsova, Baoyinhexige, Bao Yungyan, Wurinile, Babouchka, Nikolay Vashchilin, Jon Bochinski

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.

Keywords:

family friendship horse pregnancy farmer china condom countryside genghis khan town children nomad farmer family helping mongolian hospitality nomadic living russian man inner mongolia steppes plains one-child policy