To Be Fat Like Me

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One thin teen. One fat suit. One shocking exposé.

Released January 08, 2007

Overview

Pretty, popular, and slim high-schooler Aly Schimdt had plans of earning a sports scholarship to college but a knee injury ruins her chances. She decides to enter a documentary contest in the hopes of winning money for college. She believes that overweight people, like her mom and brother, seem to make excuses about how the world perceives them. So Aly decides to attend a rival high school as a heavily overweight person for the documentary, but not change her personality. Aly intends and hopes to prove that personality will outshine physical appearance. But when she's met with ridicule, harassment, and name-calling she begins to see things differently.

Runtime

1h 29m


Origin Country

Canada


Original Language

English


Original Title

To Be Fat Like Me


Status

Released


Production Countries

  • Canada

Spoken Languages

  • English

Production Companies

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    Lifetime

    Canada

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    CanWest Global Television Network

    Canada

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