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Close to Eden

1991 film by Nikita Mikhalkov
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Summary

Close to Eden is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,451 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Golden Lion[3], European Film Award for Best Film[4]
  • Director: Nikita Mikhalkov[5]
  • Screenwriter: Rustam Ibrahimbeyov[6], Nikita Mikhalkov[7]
  • Composer: Eduard Artemyev[8]
  • Genre: drama film[9], adventure film[10], road movie[11], romance film[12]
  • Cast member: Nikita Mikhalkov[13], Larisa Kuznetsova[14], Vladimir Gostyukhin[15], Badema[16], Bayaertu[17]
  • Producer: Michel Seydoux[18]
  • Director of photography: Vilen Kalyuta[19]
  • Original language of film or TV show: Russian[20]
  • Review score: 100%[21]
  • Color: color[22]
  • Country of origin: Soviet Union[23], France[24]
  • Publication date: September 1, 1991[25], September 25, 1991[26], December 12, 1991[27]
  • Distributed by: Miramax[28], RUSCICO[29]
  • Narrative location: Inner Mongolia[30]
  • Main subject: rurality[31], urbanity[32]
  • Film editor: Joëlle Hache[33]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best International Feature Film[34], Nika award for the best cinematography[35], César Award for Best Foreign Film[36], Nika Award for Best Picture[37], Nika Award for Best Screenplay[38], Golden Globe Award for Best Non-English Language Film[39], Independent Spirit Award for Best Foreign Film[40], European Film Award for Best Film[41], International Submission to the Academy Awards[42]
  • Title: Урга — территория любви[43]
  • Different from: Urga[44]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 6[45]
  • Duration: 120 minutes[46]
  • CNC film rating (France): no age restriction[47]

Why It Matters

Close to Eden has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

FAQs

What awards did Close to Eden receive?

Honors received include Golden Lion[3] and European Film Award for Best Film[4].

Related Entities

Eduard Artemyev film France Miramax Nikita Mikhalkov

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [4] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . trigon-film.org. Retrieved . trigon-film.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . cnc.fr. cnc.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [48] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [49] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ca', 'crh', 'cv', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fr', 'he', 'id', 'it',
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  3. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 18062
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  4. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  5. 15w ago · Rémi sim · 2026-07-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    César award film id → 28218
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  6. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1991-09-01T00:00:00Z, +1991-09-25T00:00:00Z, +1991-12-12T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Rustam Ibrahimbeyov, Nikita Mikhalkov
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+120'}
    Original language of film or tv show → Russian
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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