Close to Eden

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    Close to Eden
    1991

    Synopsis

    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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      Cast

      • BademaPagma
      • Vladimir GostyukhinSergei
      • Biao WangVan Biao
      • Wang JianguoBayartu, a local eccentric / Genghis Khan
      • Bao YungyanBurma, daughter of Pagma and Gombo
      • VurinilBowin, son of Pagma and Gombo
      • Wang BiaoWang Biao, Chinese pianist
      • Nikolay VashchilinNikolay, Sergey's friend
      • Larisa KuznetsovaMarina, Sergei's wife
      • Nikita Mikhalkovcyclist on the street of chinese city

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