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7.8/10   1,511 votes
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Release Date:
30 October 1992 (USA) more
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Plot:
The shepherd Gombo lives with his wife, three children and grandmother in a tent on the Mongolian steppe... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 4 wins & 8 nominations more
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Hard-to-find Russian classic more (17 total)

Cast

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Badema ... Pagma
Bayaertu ... Gombo
Vladimir Gostyukhin ... Sergei
Babushka ... Grandma
Larisa Kuznetsova ... Marina
Jon Bochinski ... Stanislas
Yongyan Bao ... Bourma
Wurinile ... Bouin
Biao Wang ... Van Biao
Baoyinhexige ... Bayartou
Nikolai Voshchilin ... Nikolai
Jinsheng Bao
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Close to Eden (Australia) (USA)
Урга (Soviet Union: Russian title)
Territory of Love (International: English title)
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Runtime:
119 min | Russia:106 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Director Cameo: [Nikita Mikhalkov]riding a bicycle in the crowd 57 minutes in. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in "Zomergasten: (#6.1)" (1993) more

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12 out of 14 people found the following comment useful.
Hard-to-find Russian classic, 11 August 2005
9/10
Author: joesorce from Boston

One of the most beautiful and lyrical films that I have ever seen, one of those experiences where you walk into a theatre not knowing what to expect and walk out of the theatre wanting to drag everyone you've ever known into the theatre to see it.

I can't imagine why this Oscar-nominated film is not available on DVD but it's well worth your annual haul-out-the-VHS-player-one-more-time weekend look. At first you'll feel like you're eavesdropping on something very private, but by the end of the film you may wish that you were one of the family.

I don't' like to give away plot points when commenting on a movie, in fact I don't even like to watch previews-of-coming-attractions because they give away too much of the story. I like to walk into a movie blind, and trust me on this one, you'll be glad you made the journey.

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