02 februari 2008

Ping Pong-Kingen / The King of Ping Pong

Rille is a large, fat adolescent (16), who lives with his divorced mother and his younger brother in a small town in the North of Sweden. The only thing he feels good about is the ping pong club at his school, where he is kind of in charge.
Both boys adore their father, who works in the off shore industry and sees the boys once in a while. Then he's doing fun stuff with them like ice fishing or learning them how to drive a car. But the father has an other (irresponsible) side as well when he drinks a lot, introduces them to his ever changing future wives or when he makes up stories to impress his sons. The youngest boy is very impressed by that kind of stories, he hates his mother and her new lover. Rille is less outspoken and he wishes he could choose as unconditional as his brother. Competition and jealousy between the brothers lead to a bitter sweet end.
Rating: 8