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Close to Eden
1991
Nikita Mikhalkov
1991·PG·
France,
SUHH
Award tierGold
A curious friendship develops between Gombo, a young Mongolian shepherd living with his wife and family in a hut, deep in the wilderness of the steppes, and Sergei, a Russian worker whose truck breaks down not far from Gombo's hut.
Cast
Badema·Bayaertu·Vladimir Gostyukhin·Baoyinhexige
Producers
René Cleitman·Jean-Louis Piel·Patrick Sandrin·Michel Seydoux
Languages
mon
Russian
Mandarin
Major Awards
3 wins · 1 nomination
Wins (3)
Festival Grand Prize
Venice Film Festival (1991)
Best Film
Nikita Mikhalkov
Venice Film Festival (1991)
Golden Lion
Nikita Mikhalkov
Best Picture
European Film Awards (1993)
European Film of the Year
Michel Seydoux
Nominations (1)
Best Picture
César Awards, France (1992)
Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger)
Nikita Mikhalkov