Sumo - Eine Frage der Größe (2009): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 2009, Sumo - Eine Frage der Größe is a komödie and drama film directed by Erez Tadmor, running about 90 minutes.

What it’s about. 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.

Who’s in it. Sumo - Eine Frage der Größe stars Itzik Cohen as Herzl, Dvir Benedek as Aharon, Alon Dahan as Gidi and Shmulik Cohen as Sami, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.8/10, Sumo - Eine Frage der Größe has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In USA you can stream it on Chai Flicks. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Sumo - Eine Frage der Größe page.

If you liked it. Fans of Sumo - Eine Frage der Größe tend to enjoy Forrest Gump, Parasite, Das Leben ist schön and Fight Club.