
Feature film — 2019
Sweetness in the Belly (2019)
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.
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A high-signal pick with 42 votes.
Parallel Films / Sienna Films
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Director: Zeresenay Mehari
On screen
Cast & crew

Dakota Fanning
Lilly Mitchell Abdal

Wunmi Mosaku
Amina Mergessa

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
Dr. Aziz Abdul Nasser

Kunal Nayyar
Dr. Robin Sathi
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
Estad Tewfik Yusuf Mohamed
The Great Abdal

Sharon Coade
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