Sweetness in the Belly
20191ч 51мин
(40)
Orphaned in Africa as a child, Lilly escapes to England as a refugee, fleeing civil war in Ethiopia. Lost in this cold new world, Lilly embraces the immigrant community in London, attempting to reunite people with their scattered families. But as her friend Amina discovers, Lilly's mission isn't purely selfless: a passionate lost love affair is revealed.
Director:Zeresenay Mehari
Details
Basic Info
StatusReleased
Release DateSeptember 6, 2019
Original Languageen
Statistics
Vote Count40
Popularity1
Languages
EnglishAmharicArabic
Production Countries
CanadaIreland
Production Companies
Parallel Films
Sienna Films
Crew
Writers
Laura Phillips
Producers
Jennifer Kawaja
Alan Moloney
Susan Mullen
Composer
Todor Kobakov
Cinematography
Tim Fleming
Editor
Susan Maggi
Keywords
london, englandbased on novel or bookrefugee1970spregnancyethiopiaorphannonlinear timelinesufismfriendship between women
Cast
Dakota Fanning
Lilly Mitchell Abdal
Wunmi Mosaku
Amina Mergessa
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
Dr. Aziz Abdul Nasser
Kunal Nayyar
Dr. Robin Sathi
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Rafael Goncalves
Ahmed Mergessa
Chris McHallem
Immigration Officer
Denis Conway
Officer Capps
Molly McCann
Young Lilly
Gavin Drea
Philip Mitchell
Sophie Kennedy Clark
Alice Mitchell
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Estad Tewfik Yusuf Mohamed
The Great Abdal
Sharon Coade
Shelter Worker
