Ping Pong

The documentary follows older people who play table tennis. The competition is in the over eighties category. The tournament is held in China. The place is Inner Mongolia. The film follows eight players. They come from five countries. Les D’Arcy is eighty nine years old. He has been world champion seven times. He still lifts weights. Dorothy deLow is a hundred. She comes from Australia. Everyone at the tournament knows her. She draws the attention of the hall. Lisa Modlich is fifteen years younger than her. She comes from Texas and wants a gold medal. The preparation and the matches are shown side by side. Hugh Hartford directed the eighty minute documentary. It is a British production finished in 2012.