在这部神秘球纪录片/运动片中,一种神秘的球类运动使一个加拿大人深深迷恋上了不知名的缅甸文化以及她的传统运动“Chinlone（腾球）”。Chinlone（腾球）是运动与舞蹈的独特结合，与足球、篮球等球类运动不同，它不存在对抗的双方。虽然它已经存在了1500年以上，但缅甸之外的人对它一无所知。就本质而言， Chinlone（腾球）并非一种对抗性运动，然而它对运动者的要求却不亚于最富竟技性的运动。它的运动规则并不强调输赢，却非常讲究运动者是否表演得漂亮。
What would drive a man to devote his life to a sport that no one else plays? At least nowhere outside Myanmar, one of the most inaccessible and mysterious countries in Asia. Mystic Ball follows Greg Hamilton, the filmmaker, deep into the culture of chinlone, Myanmar's traditional sport. But chinlone is more than just a sport, it is also a kind of dance and a meditation. Though it is very much a team sport, there is no competition, no winners and no losers. The game is astoundingly difficult, yet is played by almost all Burmese, from young children to people in their eighties. With single minded devotion, Greg pursues his dream of becoming a real chinlone player. After many years of playing alone, he arrives in Myanmar where at first his awkward attempts are met with laughter. But eventually he becomes the first foreigner to play at the highest level of the game. In this story of self discovery and struggle, Greg finds a sense of oneness and even family, and the Burmese players who ...
