Close to Eden

Urga Close to Eden
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Directed by	Nikita Mikhalkov
Written by	Rustam Ibragimbekov Nikita Mikhalkov
Produced by	Michel Seydoux Jean-Louis Piel René Cleitman
Starring	Bayaertu Badema Vladimir Gostyukhin
Cinematography	Vilen Kalyuta
Edited by	Joëlle Hache
Music by	Eduard Artemyev
Production companies	Aria Caméra One Centre National de la Cinématographie Hachette Première Ministry of Culture and Communications Studio Trite Union Générale Cinématographique
Distributed by	Miramax
Release date	1991 (1991)
Running time	118 minutes
Country	Soviet Union
Languages	Mongolian Russian Mandarin

Urga (Russian: У́рга — территория любви, Urga — territoriya lyobvi; "Urga — Territory of Love") 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.

The film was an international co-production between companies based in Russia and France. It received generally positive reviews from critics, winning the Golden Lion and the European Film Award for Best Film.