Urga aka Close to Eden aka Territory of Love (1991)MONGOLIAN.XviDMP3-JVaLaMaLiNi.avi

Drama | truck | truck driver | steppes | shepherd | russian |

Storyline

The shepherd Gombo lives with his wife, three children and grandmother in a tent on the
Mongolian steppe. They are pleased with their rustic conditions, until a Russian truck driver,
Serguei, gets stuck with his truck nearby. The cultural gap between Gombo and Serguie seems
invincible. But maybe they can learn a few things from each other?
Written by Mattias Thuresson


Language: Mongolian | Russian | Mandarin

All time favorite
9 November 2009 | by computejack (Australia)

If you ever wondered how an ordinary life could have been like without constant bombardment of
television, ads and all the trappings of a hierarchical society, this movie beautifully depicts
the life such a family, in the process of being unconsciously absorbed by the modernity the rest
of us are so familiar with. The lead guy's performance as he tries to bemusedly make sense of the
city and its services and warez is very touching. Its sad to see a strong, capable, independent
soul finely tuned to the nature he is part of being slowly displaced by the "greater" civilisation,
but its also an uplifting narrative of escapisim to a place where the contradictions and
pretensions of the organised society does not exist.