A farmer and his wife live in a rural part of Inner Mongolia with their three children. Chinese population control policies prevent them from having any more. The farmer sets out for the nearest town to obtain birth control. He comes upon a Russian truck driver who has ended up in a lake. The farmer takes the man back to his farm, and after initially being appalled, the Russian becomes enchanted with the peaceful life of the countryside and decides to stay. But his presence presages big changes for the peasants.
Cast
Bayaertu
Gombo
Vladimir Gostyukhin
Sergey
Badema
Pagma
Baoyinhexige
Bayartu, a local eccentric / Genghis Khan
Bao Yungyan
Burma, daughter of Pagma and Gombo
Vurinil
Bowin, son of Pagma and Gombo
Babouchka
Grandma
Biao Wang
Wang Biao, Chinese pianist
Bao Jinsheng
Unknown
Nikolay Vashchilin
Nikolay, Sergey's friend
Larisa Kuznetsova
Marina, Sergei's wife
Jon Bochinski
Stanislas
Nikita Mikhalkov
cyclist on the street of chinese city (uncredited)
Crew
Nikita Mikhalkov
Director, Writer, Idea
Rustam Ibragimbekov
Writer, Screenplay
Jacques Gary
Co-Writer
Joëlle Hache
Editor
Katya Chelli
Assistant Editor
Clara Ott
Assistant Editor
Maguelone Pouget
Assistant Editor
Maryline Monthieux
Assistant Editor
Frédérique Recoque
Assistant Editor
Vilen Kalyuta
Director of Photography
Anatoliy Ermilov
First Assistant Director
Stepan Mikhalkov
Assistant Director
Andrey Razenkov
Assistant Director
Vladimir Krasinsky
Assistant Director
Ulrike Koch
Assistant Director
Jean-Louis Piel
Executive Producer
Michel Seydoux
Producer
René Cleitman
Associate Producer
Oleksii Levchenko
Production Design
Viktor Lysak
First Assistant Camera
Roman Ovcharenko
Second Assistant Camera
Valery Anisimov
Second Assistant Camera
Jean-Jack Brehier
Steadicam Operator
Irina Ginno
Costume Design
Galina Bolotnikova
Costumer
Larisa Avdyushko
Makeup Artist
Jean Goudier
Sound Editor
Dominique Hennequin
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Vincent Arnardi
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Eric Tisserand
Sound Mix Technician
Joël Rangon
Sound Mix Technician
Christian Berthier
Sound Assistant
Jean Umansky
Sound Engineer
André Rigaud
Sound Engineer
Michel Kharat
Boom Operator
Jérôme Lévy
Foley
Pascal Mazière
Foley
Eduard Artemyev
Original Music Composer
Michaël Crotto
Set Photographer
Bernard Barbereau
Set Photographer
Catherine Jacques
Production Director
Sophie Ravard
Production Director
Leonid Vereshchagin
Production Director
Patrick Millet
Production Director
She Senlin
Production Director
Wang Wei
Production Director
Alexander Karlin
Gaffer
