Don't miss The Boston Jewish Film Festival’s sneak preview of one of the funniest Israeli films ever. In A Matter of Size, directed by Sharon Maymon and Erez Tadmor (co-director of the 2008 Festival hit, Strangers), four overweight friends from the Israeli city of Ramle are fed up with dieting.

When 341-pound Herzl loses his job as a cook and starts working as a dishwasher in a Japanese restaurant, he falls in love with the world of Sumo, which honors and appreciates people as large as he is.?You'll fall in love with A Matter of Size. Click here to watch the trailer.

What: A Matter of Size, directed by Sharon Maymon and Erez Tadmor (2009, Germany, 90 minutes, Hebrew and Japanese with English subtitles)

Date and time: Tuesday, February 2, 7PM (snow date: Thursday, February 4, 7PM)?

Location: Stuart Street Playhouse movie theatre, 200 Stuart Street (Radisson Hotel), Boston (Arlington or Boylston stop on the Green Line)

Validated parking available for $10 at 200 Stuart Street Garage.

Tickets: $15 general admission; $12 discounted for students, seniors (65+), members of The Boston Jewish Film Festival and WGBH members.

Purchase tickets online by credit card by clicking here (via bjff.org) or in person one hour before showtime at the Stuart Street Playhouse.

Co-presented by the Consulate General of Israel to New England.