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A Matter of Size
Comedy, Drama - 2009
A Matter of Size
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Four overweight friends from the Israeli city of Ramle are fed up of dieting and the dieting club they belong to. When Herzl (155 kilos), the main protagonist, loses his job as a cook and starts working as a dishwasher in a Japanese restaurant in Ramle he discovers the world of Sumo where large people such as himself are honored and appreciated. Through Kitano (60 kilos), the restaurant owner, a former Sumo coach in Japan (who is supposedly hiding from the Yakuza in Israel), he falls in love with a sport involving "two fatsos in diapers and girly hairdos". Herzl wants Kitano to be their coach but Kitano is reluctant - they first have to earn their spurs. "A MATTER OF SIZE" is a comedy about a ‘coming out’ of a different kind - overweight people learning to accept themselves.
Director:
,
Erez Tadmor
,
Sharon Maymon
Cast:
,
Togo Igawa
,
Itzik Cohen
,
Dvir Benedek
,
Alon Dahan
,
Shmulik Cohen
,
Irit Kaplan

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Rated:
N/A
Runtime:
90 min
Release date:
27 Apr 2009
Country:
FR, DE, IL
Languages:
Hebrew (modern), Japanese
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
9 wins & 11 nominations.

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
Part sports drama, part love story, this sweetly absurd tale of forlorn blue-collar guys pursuing a difficult goal... recalls audience-pleasing fare such as The Full Monty.
– Alissa Simon,
Variety,
23 Mar 2010
fresh:
Herzl's approach might not be great for one's cholesterol or blood pressure, but it brings up an intriguing idea, one that isn't talked about often...: Maybe it would be better to be fat and happy than thin and miserable.
– Rachel Saslow,
Washington Post,
6 Jul 2010
fresh:
While the story may take place in working-class Israel in the 21st century, rejection is universal. So are most attempts to come to terms with it. Still, there's more than a little novelty value in the choices its characters make.
– John Hartl,
Seattle Times,
14 Oct 2010
fresh:
An amusingly lightweight Israeli comedy about rebellious fatties who decide to use their heft for a greater purpose, A Matter of Size will have you ordering your popcorn with extra butter and refusing to feel guilty about it.
– Linda Barnard,
Toronto Star,
25 Mar 2011
rotten:
Those elements make it hard to slot the movie into the happy category of quirky charmer and yet, while intriguing, they are never significant enough for the film to take on a larger personality.
– Kate Taylor,
Globe and Mail,
25 Mar 2011
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