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Close to Eden
67%
Movie
1h 59m
AI Analysis
Close to Eden (1991) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Close to Eden (1991) — a movie tagged as Drama with balanced tone moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: 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 ba… Our models also surface themes such as ai from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect steady storytelling (~119 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Close to Eden 67% (61 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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67%
from 61 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1991-09-25
- Runtime
- 1h 59m
- TMDB rating
- 6.7
- TMDB ID
- 36346
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Is there an official trailer for Close to Eden?
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What is Close to Eden about?
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 to... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Close to Eden?
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How long is the movie Close to Eden?
The official runtime for Close to Eden is approximately 119 minutes.
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Cast
Badema
Pagma
- B
Bayaertu
Gombo
Vladimir Gostyukhin
Sergey
- B
Baoyinhexige
Bayartu
- B
Bao Yungyan
Burma
- W
Wurinile
Bowin
- B
Babouchka
Babouchka
Biao Wang
Wang Biao, Chinese pianist
- B
Bao Jinsheng
Nikolay Vashchilin
Nikolay, Sergey's friend
Larisa Kuznetsova
Marina, Sergei's wife
- J
Jon Bochinski
Stanislas
Nikita Mikhalkov
cyclist on the street of chinese city (uncredited)
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