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Mongolian Ping Pong (2005)
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Mongolian Ping Pong (2005)
Original name: 綠草地
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: China
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Bilike has never seen a ping-pong ball before. He and his family live without electricity and running water in a solitary tent home among the vast steppe grasslands. The magnificent landscape here has changed little since the days of Genghis Kahn. But life in the middle of nowhere can be exciting for a young boy. The smallest of details become big events for curious Bilike and his best friends Erguotou and Dawa. The mystery of the small white ball floating in the creek leads to questions about the world around them, as well as innocent mischief.
Style: touching, humorous, captivating, contemplative, feel good, semi serious
Audience: family outing
Plot: journey, friends, on the road, children, monastery, escapades, youth, friendship, secret, game, boy, asian, family life, drifter, tradition, shepherd, heroes, misfit, athlete and trainer, best friend, mischievous children, underdog, obsessive quest, anti hero, ping pong ...
Time: 21st century, contemporary
Place: china, mongolia, asia
Keyword: chinese

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The Nightingale (2013)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: China, France
Duration: 100 min.
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Love in the Buff (2012)
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Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 112 min.
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Place: china, hong kong, asia
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Benji: Off the Leash! (2004)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
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Style: touching, sentimental, feel good, humorous, semi serious
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A Birder's Guide to Everything (2013)
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
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