Because I’m Fat (1989)
20m
Running Time
June 30, 1989Release Date
Because I’m Fat (1989)
20m
Running Time
June 30, 1989Release Date
Plot.
“Everyone says fat people eat too much. But it’s not that simple”, Christiane Hein states at the beginning of her film which follows seven-year-old Robert Becher from Erfurt in his struggle against excess pounds. The stages include a dieting sanatorium complete with “juice day”, humiliating physical education lessons at school and a visit to relatives in the country where Robert experiences a life without teasing and self-punishment. This is where the boy lets go – not easy when thoughts of weight fence one’s life in. Again and again, director Hein inserts scales as a symbolic image reminiscent of a guillotine-like torture instrument. A compassionate portrait.
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Release DateJune 30, 1989
Original NameWeil ich ein Dicker bin
StatusReleased
Running Time20m
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