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.
Directed by: Zeresenay Mehari
Top Billed Cast: Gavin Drea, Salma Teniola Junaid, Yohanna Ephrem
Runtime: 111 minutes
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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
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Antoinette Doyle
Woman in Shelter
Edelework Tassew
Gishta
Zeritu Kebede
Nouria
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Nuhamin Eskete
Bortucan
Neelam Bakshi
Mrs. Jahangir
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Stella Bass
Pelham Garden Caretaker
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Donna Anita Nikolaisen
Grace Ture
David Fawaz
Mr. Ture
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Kevin Njoroge
The Boy Ture
David Ryan
Hospital HR Clerk
Burt Caesar
Jamaican Man
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Yohanna Ephrem
Senit
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Mylène Gomera
Zema
Cleo Sylvestre
Vertisse
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Aviya Akande
Sitta Baby
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Salma Teniola Junaid
Sitta Baby
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Jason Momodu
Sitta Baby
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Eden Quinn
Zema's Daugther Eden
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Isabel Lema
Zema's Daugther Bella
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Louise Benghazi
Fatima / Woman in White
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Fiona York
Mrs. Peele
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Chukwunonso Ire-Okoli
Aziz Look-Alike
Henok Berihun
Munir
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Teref Kassahun
Sadia
