Close to Eden
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.
Cast
Bayaertu
as Gombo
Vladimir Gostyukhin
as Sergey
Badema
as Pagma
Baoyinhexige
as Bayartu, a local eccentric / Genghis Khan
Bao Yungyan
as Burma, daughter of Pagma and Gombo
Vurinil
as Bowin, son of Pagma and Gombo
Babouchka
as Grandma
Biao Wang
as Wang Biao, Chinese pianist
Bao Jinsheng
as
Nikolay Vashchilin
as Nikolay, Sergey's friend
