what's eating gilbert grape

link

https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1587

summary

Gilbert Grape is a small-town young man with a lot of responsibility. Chief among his concerns are his mother, who is so overweight that she can't leave the house, and his mentally impaired younger brother, Arnie, who has a knack for finding trouble. Settled into a job at a grocery store and an ongoing affair with local woman Betty Carver, Gilbert finally has his life shaken up by the free-spirited Becky.

tags

romance ꞏ based on novel or book ꞏ obesity ꞏ single mother ꞏ Drama ꞏ iowa ꞏ widow ꞏ sibling relationship ꞏ mentally handicapped child ꞏ grocery store ꞏ mentally disabled ꞏ dysfunctional family