Where to Watch A Matter of Size (2009) in the US

What it's about

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.

Cast and crew

Director

Sharon Maymon, Erez Tadmor

Writer

Sharon Maymon, Danny Cohen-Solal

Starring

Itzik Cohen, Irit Kaplan, Dvir Benedek

Details

Release date

Jul 1, 2009

Language

Hebrew, English, Japanese

Country

Israel, Germany, France

Awards

9 wins & 11 nominations

Where to Watch A Matter of Size (2009) in the US — common questions

Where to watch A Matter of Size in the United States?

A Matter of Size is available with a subscription, free with ads, or free with a participating library card in the United States. Watch the movie with a subscription on Chai Flicks (HD). Watch the movie free with ads on Tubi TV. Watch the movie free with a participating library card on hoopla.

Can I stream A Matter of Size or do I have to rent it in the United States?

Watch the movie with a subscription on Chai Flicks (HD).

Can I watch A Matter of Size for free in the United States?

Watch the movie free with ads on Tubi TV. Watch the movie free with a participating library card on hoopla.