Close to Eden
First aired on Sep 25, 1991
70%
Genres: 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 Cast: click image to view more
Badema | Pagma
Bayaertu | Gombo
Vladimir Gostyukhin | Sergei
Wang Jianguo | Bayartu, a local eccentric / Genghis Khan
Bao Yungyan | Burma, daughter of Pagma and Gombo
Vurinil | Bowin, son of Pagma and Gombo
Featured Crew
Joëlle Hache | Editor
Nikita Mikhalkov | Director
Larisa Avdyushko | Makeup Artist
Jean-Jack Brehier | Steadicam Operator
Roman Ovcharenko | Additional Director of Photography
Michel Seydoux | Producer
