Urga / Close to Eden [NTSC][English, Subtitles]

Description

Adopting as a plot a seemingly anecdotal story about a shepherd from the Mongolian steppe going to a city to buy condoms, because the law forbade him to have more than three children, the director succeeded in creating a work of art of the highest standard, rich with genuine kindness, humanity and compassion, preaching tolerance and cross-cultural understanding, though not once sounding bombastic. Awards 1991 – VENICE FILM FESTIVAL – Golden Lion 1992 – NIKA Winner in the category Best Director, Nikita Mikhalkov 1992 – KINOTAVR – Top Prize on the results of rating - Prize of the President’s Council 1993 – FELIX – Best Film