Mongolian Ping Pong

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Audience Member Was living in China when we saw this - it was mind blowing! Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member The story of some Mongolian kids that finds a glowing pearl. Well, the pearl turns out to be a ping pong ball but a ping pong ball is just as common as glowing pearls in the massive grasslands of Mongolia. I can give out that the kids decide to return the ball to Beijing. This, of course, as a gesture to their (neighbour) country since it's the national ball. Sweet and a neat move, but much of the good stuff happens a bit late into it's playtime. It's a chariming film. Superb imagery and great shots. The acting is done by Mongolian people that probably know very little about the outside world. This gives the film a documentary feel. It's rather boring. It got milder funny moments as the kids does some mischief and their unknowingness is also a factor here. There is no thrills or hights of tensity here. The realness is there - just as i expect slow, artsy films to be. It's a bit too long so the beautiful and elegant plot looses is strenght for me. 5.5 out of 10 mooncakes. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member I found the opening and ending were genius, made me giggle! The film itself is not only funny and visually breathtaking, but to choose children's point of view is another win . Those children don't have siri or google to find out what is a ping pong ball. So, for me, their mission to find out what it is and to return it to Beijing is entertaining, despite how simple it is. I also enjoy other characters especially the adorable lamb as a cameo :D Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Another slow paced, delightful Mongolian movie. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Delicate fable directed with softness and flooded with magical realism, really different from everything else I'v seen from dynamic Hao Ning. An almost mockumentary style at the service of a coming of age story, cultural clash without primitivism (mongolian are "far from", not "excluded by", civilization) with a touch of (ok, that's really Hao Ning) biter criticism against imperialism and mainland China conformism. A beautiful sea of green grass. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member One of the most charming foreign films I have ever seen. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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