Movie

Ping Pong

1987 · 100 min

A gentle, wry look at family obligations and cultural divides, unfolding with quiet humour and bittersweet warmth.

Overview: After restaurateur Sam Wong dies in a telephone booth after making a call, law clerk Elaine Choi is tasked with executing his will. In order for the will to be valid, it needs to be signed by its recipients, but Choi finds that each of them are reluctant to do so.
How it feels: Warm, melancholic, earnest and satirical. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Family, identity, grief, class
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
identity
grief
class
immigration
Places: big city
small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild