The King of Ping Pong

The King of Ping Pong
Theatrical release poster for Ping-pongkingen
Directed byJens Jonsson
Written byJens Jonsson
Hans Gunnarson
Produced byJan Blomgren
StarringGeorgi Staykov
Ann-Sofie Normi
Frederik Nilsson
Jerry Johansson
CinematographyAskild Vik Edvardsen
Edited byKristofer Nordin
Music byMartin Willert
Release dates
  • 18 January 2008 (2008-01-18) (Sundance)
  • 8 February 2008 (2008-02-08) (Sweden)
Running time
107 minutes
CountrySweden
LanguageSwedish

The King of Ping Pong (Swedish: Ping-pongkingen) is a 2008 Swedish film directed by Jens Jonsson, who also co-wrote the film with Hans Gunnarsson. The film revolves around a dysfunctional family, including a teenager Rille. It was featured and won two awards at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. It received mostly positive reception.