Sweetness in the Belly
Released
September 6, 2019
Runtime: 1h 51m
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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Cast & Crew
Dakota Fanning
Lilly Mitchell Abdal
Wunmi Mosaku
Amina Mergessa
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
Dr. Aziz Abdul Nasser
Kunal Nayyar
Dr. Robin Sathi
- RG
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
- EM
Estad Tewfik Yusuf Mohamed
The Great Abdal
Sharon Coade
Shelter Worker
- AD
Antoinette Doyle
Woman in Shelter
Edelework Tassew
Gishta
Zeritu Kebede
Nouria
- NE
Nuhamin Eskete
Bortucan
Neelam Bakshi
Mrs. Jahangir
- SB
Stella Bass
Pelham Garden Caretaker
Zeresenay Mehari
Director
Laura Phillips
Writer
Media
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