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The King of Ping Pong

Drama1h 47m

🍅60%

🍅

60%

Tomatometer

🍿

50%

Popcornmeter

6.4

TMDB

Storyline

Rille, an ostracized and bullied teenager, who only excels in the ping pong room, descends into a life-and-death struggle with his younger, more popular brother when the truth about their father surfaces during their spring break.

Trailers

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Details

DirectorJens Jonsson

ReleasedJan 18, 2008

StatusReleased

Original languageSwedish

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guideNot rated

Studio

BOB Film Sweden

Cast

Jerry Johansson

Rille

Hampus Johansson

Erik

Georgi Staykov

Georgi Staykov

Father

Ann-Sofie Nurmi

Ann-Sofie Nurmi

Mother

Frederik Nilsson

Frederik Nilsson

Väg-Gunnar

Alicia Stewén

Anja

Carolina Westmann

Josefin

William Blomfeldt

Mikko

Camilla Larsson

Camilla Larsson

PE teacher

Emelie Strömberg

Emelie Strömberg

Youth center supervisor

Reviews

6 reviews · 5 critics

3 fresh · 2 rotten

J

Justin Lowe

RTThe Hollywood ReporterMar 10, 2008

suitably understated

D

Dennis Harvey

RTVarietyJan 28, 2008

Part deadpan nerd comedy in the Napoleon Dynamite mode, part miserablist childhood saga a la My Life as a Dog, this isn't quite funny or poignant enough to pull off either.

A

Amber Wilkinson

RTEye for FilmJul 2, 2009

What begins as an amusingly dysfunctional take on the coming-of-age drama... founders when the tone switches to something much darker.

L

Luke Y. Thompson

RTOC WeeklyApr 28, 2008

If this kid were your classmate in school, you'd avoid him. Doing likewise with the movie won't hurt.

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Information

Title

The King of Ping Pong

Released

Jan 18, 2008

Rated

Not rated

Region of Origin

Sweden

Original Audio

Swedish

Runtime

1h 47m

Status

Released

Studio

BOB Film Sweden

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