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Ping-Pong: The Triumph

2023 · 140 min

A rousing, sincere underdog sports drama that builds steadily toward a triumphant, crowd-roaring finish. Inspiring rather than gritty, it rewards patience with genuine emotional payoff.

Directed by
Deng Chao, Yu Baimei
Genres
Drama
Starring
Deng Chao, Sun Li, Timmy Xu
Overview
In the early 1990s when the Chinese men's table tennis team is at a low ebb, head coach Cai Zhenhua is tasked with forming a new team to finally fight to the top at the 1995 World Ping Championship in Tianjin, China.

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Directed by
Deng Chao, Yu Baimei
Genres
Drama
Starring
Deng Chao, Sun Li, Timmy Xu
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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • found family
  • redemption
  • survival
  • loyalty
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Deng Chao, Yu Baimei
Written by
Pei Liu, Hui Meng, Yu Baimei
Starring
Deng Chao, Sun Li, Timmy Xu, Duan Bowen, Cai Yida, Ding Guansen, Sun Xilun, Alan Aruna
Cinematography
Max Da-Yung Wang
Runtime
140 min
Country
China
Languages
Mandarin

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