Charming, lonely, 400-pound railway guard Bruno discoves a new life and a new love on the road to the world Sumo wrestling championship.
Acting
Oliver Korittke's vulnerable, physically committed lead performance.
Writing
Surprisingly nuanced treatment of loneliness without pity.
Director
Lenard Fritz Krawinkel
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Early 2000s European cinema briefly obsessed with sumo as metaphor for outsider identity—this and the French film 'Sumo' (2002) emerged within months of each other.
Director Krawinkel cast actual sumo wrestlers for authenticity; Oliver Korittke trained for six months and gained 30 pounds, then struggled to lose it.
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