Ping Pong Kingen "The King of Pingpong"

Two Awards at Sundance Film Festival 2008 First prize in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition section and the World Cinema Cinematography Award to Askild Vik Edvardsen Premiére the 8 February 2008 English title: The King of Pingpong Directed by: Jens Jonsson Director of photography: Askild Vik Edvardsen Producer: Jan Blomgren Location in Norrbotten/Lapland: Gällivare and Luleå More info: www.imdb.com Production Company: BOB Film Co-Producers: Razor Film Produktion, Eurimages du Conseil de l’europé, Nordisk Film, MEDIA, Svenska Filminstitutet, Nordisk Film A/S, Filmpool Nord AB, SVT. Distributor: Nordisk Film Cast: Jerry Johansson, Hampus Johansson, Ann-Sofie Nurmi, Georgi Staykov, Frederik Nilsson Plot Summary: A warm and humorous drama full of depth and originality set in the far north. RILLE (16) is ostracised and bullied; a nobody. Everywhere, that is, except in the ping-pong room. There he rules; he is the King of Ping Pong. His brother Erik (13) is charming, respected and loved by all. Despite the profound difference between them, they share the same blood; at least that is what they both believe. When they learn the truth about their father during their spring break, they become bitter adversaries engaged in a life and death struggle.