
Watch Urga
- PG
- 1991
- 1 hr 49 min
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7.6 (3,683)
Urga, localized as "Close to Eden," is a film about a Mongolian shepherd, Gombo, and his unlikely relationship with a Russian trucker, Sergei. While neither man understands the others' language, they strike up a friendship over liquor and song. After some weird moments in the city that include flaking out on buying condoms from an all-female pharmacy, paying Sergei's bail from singing while intoxicated, Gombo has a dream about the his family. Despite returning with various goods, Gombo's wife is furious that Gombo didn't buy condoms. Gombo wants to make love to his wife, but she worries about Chinese law.