Close to Eden
Original title: Urga · Turkish title: Urga
1991 · 1 h 59 min
Directed by 
Nikita Mikhalkov
Nikita MikhalkovCast
Badema Vincent Perez Bayaertu
Plot
A Russian driver meets a Mongolian herder.
Sinekatalog’s take
Nikita Mikhalkov's gentle drama pairs a Russian driver with a Mongolian herder in a warm, funny cross-cultural friendship. Spare and sunny, with lovely steppe images, it is a humane look at tradition and change.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.5 / 10 (4,093 votes)
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