

Sweetness in the Belly
Visit website6.2/10 • 36
2019-09-06 • 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.
- Directors
- Zeresenay Mehari
- Writters
- Laura Phillips
- Editors
- Laura Phillips, Susan Maggi

Sweetness in the Belly
Visit website2019-09-06 • 1h 51m
6.2/10 • 36
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.
- Directors
- Zeresenay Mehari
- Writters
- Laura Phillips
- Editors
- Laura Phillips, Susan Maggi
Top Billed Cast
View CreditsDakota 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
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- Original Language
- English
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- Keywords
- london, englandbased on novel or bookrefugee1970spregnancyethiopiaorphannonlinear timelinesufismfriendship between women