A Matter of Size
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.
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Cast
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Itzik Cohen
Herzl
Known for
Fauda
McMafia
Dvir Benedek
Aharon
Known for
Messiah
Big Bad Wolves
Alon Dahan
Gidi
Known for
The Syrian Bride
Shmulik Cohen
Sami
Also in
The Vanishing Soldier
Irit Kaplan
Zehava
Known for
Kiss Me Kosher!
Togo Igawa
Kitano
Known for
The Last Samurai
Giri/Haji
Levana Finkelstein
Mona Mesika
Known for
The Farewell Party
The Russian Specialist
Hila Sorjon-Fisher
Dina
Known for
The Band's Visit
The Farewell Party
Evelin Hagoel
Geula
Known for
Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem
Albert Iluz
Restaurant Manager
Known for
Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem
Hellbound
Erez Tadmor Director · Sharon Maymon Director Danny Cohen-Solal Screenplay
United States release April 27, 2009 · Produced in France, Germany, Israel · Languages Hebrew, Japanese
Production
K5 Film
Production
MACT Productions
Production
Tapuz Communications
Production
France · Germany · Israel
Produced in
Languages
Original title
סיפור גדול
Original language
Hebrew
Spoken on screen
Hebrew · Japanese
Release dates
United States · April 27, 2009
Theatrical
Israel · July 8, 2009
Theatrical
France
January 27, 2010 · Theatrical
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