---
title: 'Close to Eden (1991)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Nikita Mikhalkov'
released: '1991-09-01'
runtime_minutes: 120
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'Soviet Union'
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/close-to-eden-1991'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103176/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Close to Eden (1991)

1991 · 120 min · Drama, Adventure, Romance · Soviet Union, France

Original title: Урга — территория любви

## Synopsis

Urga is a 1991 Russian adventure drama film by Russian director, screenwriter and producer Nikita Mikhalkov. It was released in North America as Close to Eden. It depicts the friendship between a Russian truck driver and a Mongolian shepherd in Inner Mongolia.

## Credits

- **Editor:** [Joëlle Hache](https://cinepixo.com/people/joelle-hache)
- **Director of Photography:** [Vilen Kalyuta](https://cinepixo.com/people/vilen-kalyuta)
- **Director:** [Nikita Mikhalkov](https://cinepixo.com/people/nikita-mikhalkov)
- **Screenplay:** [Nikita Mikhalkov](https://cinepixo.com/people/nikita-mikhalkov), [Rustam Ibrahimbeyov](https://cinepixo.com/people/rustam-ibrahimbeyov)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Eduard Artemyev](https://cinepixo.com/people/eduard-artemyev)
- **Producer:** [Michel Seydoux](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-seydoux)

## Cast

- [Nikita Mikhalkov](https://cinepixo.com/people/nikita-mikhalkov)
- [Vladimir Gostyukhin](https://cinepixo.com/people/vladimir-gostyukhin) as Сергей
- [Larisa Kuznetsova](https://cinepixo.com/people/larisa-kuznetsova)
- [Badema](https://cinepixo.com/people/badema) as Пагма
- [Bayaertu](https://cinepixo.com/people/bayaertu) as Гомбо

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