A Matter of Size
Sunday, March 21 • 07:31 PM • Leon & Toby Cooperman JCC
New Jersey Premiere
A Matter of Size will be shown with Sidney Turtlebaum
A Matter of Size is a plus-sized Israeli comedy about overweight people learning to accept themselves. When four overweight men from the Israeli city of Ramle grow frustrated with dieting and their dieting club, they join the world of Sumo wrestling. Herzl asks Kitano, a former Sumo coach from Japan turned restaurant owner, to be his coach. He falls in love with the sport and encourages his three skeptical friends to take up sumo wrestling too. They eventually fall in love with the sport as well. One by one, Herzl's friends leave dieting behind and discover themselves in a world where fat people are honored and appreciated. They learn life long lessons far beyond the ring.
Nominated for 13 Israeli Academy Awards, including Best Picture.
Director: Sharon Maymon and Erez Tadmor
Country: France, Germany, Israel
Year: 2009
Length: 90 minutes
Format: Beta SP
Language: Hebrew and Japanese with English Subtitles