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A Matter of Size, 2009
Hebrew, Japanese
Israel, France, Germany
Profile of A Matter of Size
The mood of A Matter of Size is touching, humorous, and witty. The plot centers around outward appearances, an athlete and trainer, and self discovery. It is a comedy, foreign, and drama movie. Stylistically, A Matter of Size stars an ensemble cast. In approach, it is realistic. It takes place, at least partly, in a small town. A Matter of Size is set in Israel. It happens in contemporary times. The movie is known for being an award winner. Note that A Matter of Size includes nudity.
Summary of A Matter of Size
A group of fat people from the Israeli city of Ramla is fed up with the sanctity of diets and the 'Dictatorship of the Thinness' of the diet workshop they participate in. They leave it and discover the world of sumo, where fat people like them are honored and appreciated. Through sumo they are connecting to themselves and to their fat body, each one in his own way. Herzl an obese guy, starts to work as a dish washer in a Japanese restaurant in Israel. Herzl is exposed to the world of Sumo through Kitano, the restaurant manager, who was a Sumo coach in Japan and escaped to Israel, after he got involved with the Yakuza. Herzl falls in love with the Sumo world and wants Kitano to be the Sumo coach of his obese friends that gave up their diet. "My Own Private Sumo" is a movie about the coming out of the closet of fat people and about their ability to accept their fatness and relate to their body through the world of sumo.
Details
| Language: | Hebrew, Japanese |
| Country: | Israel, France, Germany |
| Release date: | 27 April 2009 |
| Runtime: | 90 min |
Cast and Crew
as Aharon
as Herzl
as Sami
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Users Reviews
- 10.August.2010
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- by: mcfly
- mcfly rated this movie
8/10Great
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