Sweetness in the Belly

Sweetness in the Belly

111 mins | Drama | Sept. 6, 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.

Sweetness in the Belly

111 mins | Drama | Sept. 6, 2019

Sweetness in the Belly
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.
IMDb rating 5.6
Producers Parallel Films, Sienna Films
Original title Sweetness in the Belly
Directors Miranda Wanamaker, Molly O'Grady, Shane McNally, Ben Barry, Robert Kiernan, Gail Munnelly, Adrienne Greenhalgh, Emer Conroy, Zeresenay Mehari
Writers Camilla Gibb, Laura Phillips

Cast

Dakota Fanning

as Lilly Mitchell Abdal

Wunmi Mosaku

as Amina Mergessa

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

as Dr. Aziz Abdul Nasser

Kunal Nayyar

as Dr. Robin Sathi

Rafael Goncalves

as Ahmed Mergessa

Chris McHallem

as Immigration Officer

Denis Conway

as Officer Capps

Molly McCann

as Young Lilly

Gavin Drea

as Philip Mitchell

Sophie Kennedy Clark

as Alice Mitchell

Estad Tewfik Yusuf Mohamed

as The Great Abdal

Sharon Coade

as Shelter Worker

Antoinette Doyle

as Woman in Shelter

Edelework Tassew

as Gishta

Zeritu Kebede

as Nouria

Nuhamin Eskete

as Bortucan

Neelam Bakshi

as Mrs. Jahangir

Stella Bass

as Pelham Garden Caretaker

Donna Anita Nikolaisen

as Grace Ture

David Fawaz

as Mr. Ture

Kevin Njoroge

as The Boy Ture

David Ryan

as Hospital HR Clerk

Burt Caesar

as Jamaican Man

Yohanna Ephrem

as Senit

Cleo Sylvestre

as Vertisse

Aviya Akande

as Sitta Baby

Salma Teniola Junaid

as Sitta Baby

Jason Momodu

as Sitta Baby

Eden Quinn

as Zema's Daugther Eden

Isabel Lema

as Zema's Daugther Bella

Louise Benghazi

as Fatima / Woman in White

Fiona York

as Mrs. Peele

Chukwunonso Ire-Okoli

as Aziz Look-Alike

Henok Berihun

as Munir

Teref Kassahun

as Sadia

Moges Woldeyohannes

as Uncle Djimon

Demiss Kassaye

as Man at Meeting

Zainab Abdullai

as Sitta 4 Months

Zarah Arinwande

as Sitta 4 Months

Caleb-Johnson Limah

as Sitta 4 Months

Amerjit Deu

as Mr. Jahangir

Yafet Henok

as Mersha

Sara Mokonen

as Woman at E.F.R.A.

Peter Cresswell

as News Presenter

Anaelle Olive Basadila

as Sitta 9 Months

Kaylee Ekweanua

as Sitta 9 Months

Ariel Kabongo

as Sitta 9 Months

Peter Bankolé

as Yusuf

Slimane Dazi

as Tariq