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Close to Eden

Original title: Urga
  • 1991
  • PG
  • 1h 59m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
3.8K
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Close to Eden (1991)
AdventureDramaRomance

A curious friendship develops between Gombo, a young Mongolian shepherd living with his wife and family in a hut, deep in the wilderness of the steppes, and Sergei, a Russian worker whose tr... Read allA curious friendship develops between Gombo, a young Mongolian shepherd living with his wife and family in a hut, deep in the wilderness of the steppes, and Sergei, a Russian worker whose truck breaks down not far from Gombo's hut.A curious friendship develops between Gombo, a young Mongolian shepherd living with his wife and family in a hut, deep in the wilderness of the steppes, and Sergei, a Russian worker whose truck breaks down not far from Gombo's hut.

  • Director
    • Nikita Mikhalkov
  • Writers
    • Rustam Ibragimbekov
    • Nikita Mikhalkov
  • Stars
    • Badema
    • Bayaertu
    • Vladimir Gostyukhin
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    3.8K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Nikita Mikhalkov
    • Writers
      • Rustam Ibragimbekov
      • Nikita Mikhalkov
    • Stars
      • Badema
      • Bayaertu
      • Vladimir Gostyukhin
    • 25User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 5 wins & 13 nominations total

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    Badema
    • Pagma
    Bayaertu
    • Gombo
    Vladimir Gostyukhin
    Vladimir Gostyukhin
    • Sergei
    Baoyinhexige
    • Bayartou
    Yongyan Bao
    • Bourma
    Wurinile
    • Bouin
    Babushka
    • Grandma
    Biao Wang
    • Van Biao
    Jinsheng Bao
    Nikolai Voshchilin
    • Nikolai
    Larisa Kuznetsova
    Larisa Kuznetsova
    • Marina
    Jon Bochinski
    • Stanislas
    Nikita Mikhalkov
    Nikita Mikhalkov
    • Bicycle rider
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Nikita Mikhalkov
    • Writers
      • Rustam Ibragimbekov
      • Nikita Mikhalkov
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    • Trivia
      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).
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: The Distinguished Gentleman/Brother's Keeper/The Bodyguard/The Crying Game/Close to Eden (1992)

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    If you ever wondered how an ordinary life could have been like without constant bombardment of television, ads and all the trappings of a hierarchical society, this movie beautifully depicts the life such a family, in the process of being unconsciously absorbed by the modernity the rest of us are so familiar with. The lead guy's performance as he tries to bemusedly make sense of the city and its services and warez is very touching. Its sad to see a strong, capable, independent soul finely tuned to the nature he is part of being slowly displaced by the "greater" civilisation, but its also an uplifting narrative of escapisim to a place where the contradictions and pretensions of the organised society does not exist.
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    • Release date
      • October 30, 1992 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Soviet Union
    • Languages
      • Mongolian
      • Russian
      • Mandarin
    • Also known as
      • Territory of Love
    • Filming locations
      • Hulun Buir Aimag, Inner Mongolia, China
    • Production companies
      • Camera One
      • Hachette Première
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $377,832
    • Gross worldwide
      • $377,832
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 59 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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