To lose weight.

In "The Professor and the Madman", the protagonist eats all kinds of delicacies to experience his taste buds, but he also wants to maintain a perfect figure, so he induces vomiting every time he is full.

"The Professor and the Madman" is a biographical drama film adapted from the novel of the same name by the British writer Simon Winchester and directed by Farhad Safnia. It stars Mel Gibson, West Starring Eun Pan. The film was released in Croatia on March 7, 2019.