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.
Sweetness in the Belly
Overview
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
Status
Released
Production
Parallel Films, Sienna Films
Cast
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
Shelter Worker
Antoinette Doyle
Woman in Shelter
Edelework Tassew
Gishta
Zeritu Kebede
Nouria
Nuhamin Eskete
Bortucan
Neelam Bakshi
Mrs. Jahangir
Stella Bass
Pelham Garden Caretaker
Donna Anita Nikolaisen
Grace Ture
David Fawaz
Mr. Ture
Kevin Njoroge
The Boy Ture
David Ryan
Hospital HR Clerk
Burt Caesar
Jamaican Man
Yohanna Ephrem
Senit
Mylène Gomera
Zema
Cleo Sylvestre
Vertisse
Aviya Akande
Sitta Baby
Salma Teniola Junaid
Sitta Baby
Jason Momodu
Sitta Baby
Eden Quinn
Zema's Daugther Eden
Isabel Lema
Zema's Daugther Bella
Louise Benghazi
Fatima / Woman in White
Fiona York
Mrs. Peele
Chukwunonso Ire-Okoli
Aziz Look-Alike
Henok Berihun
Munir
Teref Kassahun
Sadia
Moges Woldeyohannes
Uncle Djimon
Demiss Kassaye
Man at Meeting
Zainab Abdullai
Sitta 4 Months
Zarah Arinwande
Sitta 4 Months
Caleb-Johnson Limah
Sitta 4 Months
Amerjit Deu
Mr. Jahangir
Yafet Henok
Mersha
Sara Mokonen
Woman at E.F.R.A.
Peter Cresswell
News Presenter
Anaelle Olive Basadila
Sitta 9 Months
Kaylee Ekweanua
Sitta 9 Months
Ariel Kabongo
Sitta 9 Months
Peter Bankolé
Yusuf
Slimane Dazi
Tariq
Derek Carroll
Doctor (uncredited)
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Sweetness In The Belly Starring Dakota Fanning, Wunmi Mosaku, Kunal Nayyar and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
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