Perceived 'too big' in her home country and currently confronted with the relevance of 'body' and 'beauty', author Tine Wittler travels to Mauritania, a country in the Sahara desert where fully-figured women are considered especially beautiful and force-feeding of young girls is still practiced. Tine's trip turns out a big adventure. A film about real beauty, the necessity of changing perspective in order to learn, and friendship.