Mongolian Ping Pong
(Lü cao di)
by Ning Hao
China
Script: Ning Hao, Xing Aina, Gao Jianguo
Cinematographer: Du Jie
Editor: Jiang Yong
Sound: Wang Yan Wei
Music: Wuhe
Cast: Hurichabilike, Dawa, Geliban, Yidexinnaribu, Badema, Wurima, Dugema
Production: Brother Film & TBV Production Ltd., Beijing Hop Culture Co.
Distribution:
CTV International
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France
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Year: 2005
35 mm, Colour, 102 min,
OV Mongolian with French Subtitles
Audience Award Berlin Film Festival 2005
Rewarded in Shanghai and Valladolid
Bilike lives in a yurt with his relatives, in the Mongolian immense steppe. The magnificent landscape has remained almost unchanged since the times of Genghis Khan. His life could seem quite dull to a Westerner child, but for him it is exciting. With his friends he is always curious to discover the world around them. So when Bilike and his friends Erguotou and Dawa discover a table tennis ball floating on the stream, he wonders about the significance of this unknown thing. While watching TV, they find out that Chinese people really worship this tiny little white ball. They decide to set off for the Chinese capital. Comical adventures start for the young trio… The film is an opportunity to share Mongols’ daily life in full harmony of the steppe majestic scenery.
