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Ping Pong

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United Kingdom · 2012
1h 20m
Director Hugh Hartford
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Genre Documentary

Director Hugh Hartford follows eight players from five countries as they prepare to compete in the Table Tennis Championship for players over 80. Tracking players as old as 100, this documentary shines a light on an extraordinary sporting event that's as much about the tenacity of the human spirit as it is about victory.

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60

Time Out London by

It’s breezy fun, touching lightly on illness and worse. Saying that, there’s a spot of intrigue as the tournament hots up.

80

Total Film by Paul Bradshaw

An unabashed crowd-pleaser, Hugh Hartford’s table-top portrait avoids patronising its aged subjects, bouncing between sweetly satirical and sincerely moving. Given the theme, it’s only a shame it doesn’t last a bit longer.

60

The Guardian by Peter Bradshaw

Director Hugh Hartford does not patronise his stars, although perhaps there is something too gently celebratory and obviously feelgood about the film. These dynamic table-tennis stars put the rest of us to shame.

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