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Sweetness in the Belly

Sweetness in the Belly2019

★6.2111 minDrama

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

Writer

Score

Stars

Dakota Fanning Wunmi Mosaku Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

Cast51

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
R
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
E
Estad Tewfik Yusuf Mohamed
as The Great Abdal
Sharon Coade
as Shelter Worker
A
Antoinette Doyle
as Woman in Shelter
Edelework Tassew
as Gishta
Zeritu Kebede
as Nouria
N
Nuhamin Eskete
as Bortucan
Neelam Bakshi
as Mrs. Jahangir
S
Stella Bass
as Pelham Garden Caretaker
D
Donna Anita Nikolaisen
as Grace Ture
David Fawaz
as Mr. Ture
K
Kevin Njoroge
as The Boy Ture
David Ryan
as Hospital HR Clerk
Burt Caesar
as Jamaican Man
Y
Yohanna Ephrem
as Senit
M
Mylène Gomera
as Zema
Cleo Sylvestre
as Vertisse
A
Aviya Akande
as Sitta Baby
S
Salma Teniola Junaid
as Sitta Baby
J
Jason Momodu
as Sitta Baby
E
Eden Quinn
as Zema's Daugther Eden
I
Isabel Lema
as Zema's Daugther Bella
L
Louise Benghazi
as Fatima / Woman in White
F
Fiona York
as Mrs. Peele
C
Chukwunonso Ire-Okoli
as Aziz Look-Alike
Henok Berihun
as Munir
T
Teref Kassahun
as Sadia
M
Moges Woldeyohannes
as Uncle Djimon
D
Demiss Kassaye
as Man at Meeting
Z
Zainab Abdullai
as Sitta 4 Months
Z
Zarah Arinwande
as Sitta 4 Months
C
Caleb-Johnson Limah
as Sitta 4 Months
Amerjit Deu
as Mr. Jahangir
Y
Yafet Henok
as Mersha
S
Sara Mokonen
as Woman at E.F.R.A.
P
Peter Cresswell
as News Presenter
A
Anaelle Olive Basadila
as Sitta 9 Months
K
Kaylee Ekweanua
as Sitta 9 Months
A
Ariel Kabongo
as Sitta 9 Months
Peter Bankolé
as Yusuf
Slimane Dazi
as Tariq
Derek Carroll
as Doctor (uncredited)

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