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An Albanian family struggles to stay afloat and integrate in Switzerland. In the process, the learning disability of the youngest family member puts the family to an additional test. The parents lack the time and money to support her in school. The older sister, who is still a child herself, takes over the responsibility and puts her needs in the background.
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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.
