German filmmaker Edgar Reitz directs this 1960s tragic drama. When the attractive and beguiling Elisabeth (Heidi Stroh) falls pregnant, her boyfriend, medical student Rolf (Georg Hauke), gives up his future career to wed her. As their family grows, Rolf becomes increasingly depressed and contemplates suicide.

"Food Does Not Make You Fat" approaches weight issues from the point of view that weight is the symptom of something deeper and that, through exploration and acceptance, you can shift your mind set. It goes on to suggest that a shift in attitude and beliefs, rather than a change of diet, is what's needed to open to change and then weight loss may (or may not) follow.