Close to Eden

aka: Urga
Russian Federation / France 1990, 106 minutes
Dir. Nikita Mikhalkov
In Mongolian, Russian, Mandarin with English subtitles
Rating: [PG]
Genres: Foreign Cinema, Drama

Topics: Peasantry.

Feat. Badema , Bayaertu , Vladimir Gostyukhin

Aroview: The vanishing ancient culture of Mongolia is offered spellbinding yet humourous insight through a herdsman's family whose simple life is threatened by change when they encounter a Russian road worker. The leisurely culture clash that ensues is embellished with visual spectacle.

NZ International Film Festival 1993