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Release Date:
30 October 1992 (USA) more
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Plot:
The shepherd Gombo lives with his wife, three children and grandmother in a tent on the Mongolian steppe... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 4 wins & 8 nominations more
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Heavenly...well-deserved title Close To Eden more (17 total)

Cast

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Badema ... Pagma
Bayaertu ... Gombo
Vladimir Gostyukhin ... Sergei
Babushka ... Grandma
Larisa Kuznetsova ... Marina
Jon Bochinski ... Stanislas
Yongyan Bao ... Bourma
Wurinile ... Bouin
Biao Wang ... Van Biao
Baoyinhexige ... Bayartou
Nikolai Voshchilin ... Nikolai
Jinsheng Bao
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Close to Eden (Australia) (USA)
Урга (Soviet Union: Russian title)
Territory of Love (International: English title)
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Runtime:
119 min | Russia:106 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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This was the first film nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film from Russia. Previous nominees from that country had been submitted from The Soviet Union. It lost to France's Indochine (1992). more
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11 out of 14 people found the following comment useful.
Heavenly...well-deserved title Close To Eden, 1 April 2002
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Author: drjude518 from Toronto, Ontario

I watched this film for the first time several years ago and was riveted by it. Always expecting the worst to happen, I was sure that around every corner an unexpected calamity would befall these beloved characters. But none ever did! I was filled with elation from the first minute to the closing credits. Bubble wrap never looked so intriguing! The Mongolian Steppes never appeared so appealing. I just can't wait for this film to appear in DVD format. Along with the Milagro Beanfield War, I consider this film one of my all time favourites. Enjoy and be elated!

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