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Ping Pong


ping pong As you can guess from the title, is a documentary about the sport, also known as Table Tennis.  More specifically, the film follows eight participants competing in the “World over 80s Table Tennis Championships” in China.  The film is pretty much as straight-forward sports documentary, which first introduces each of the players one by one, before documenting their progress in the tournament. Probably the stand-out aspect of this documentary is the extreme age of the players, ranging from 80 all the way to 100.  Part of the point of this documentary is show how much energy these elderly people still have.  Of course, one of the main obstacles shown in the film is the declining health of one of the players, with many of the big reveals surrounding this player saved until the very end. Overall, I would say that Ping Pong is a heart-warming documentary that shows that, just because you are getting old, doesn’t mean that you have to stop living. 8 | LIKED IT

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Sean Patrick Kelly

Sean Patrick Kelly is a Toronto-based freelance film critic and blogger with a Bachelor of Arts in Cinema and Media Studies from York University. Since founding his site in 2004, Sean has shared his passion for cinema through insightful reviews and commentary. His work has also been featured in prominent outlets, including Toronto Film Scene, HuffPost Canada, Screen Anarchy, ScreenRant, and Rue Morgue Magazine.

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