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Sweetness in the Belly is a 2019 drama film directed by Zeresenay Berhane Mehari, based on the novel of the same name by Camilla Gibb. It had its world premiere at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival.
May 8, 2020 · A drama film based on a novel by Camilla Gibb, about an English girl who befriends an Ethiopian refugee in London. The film explores themes of family, identity, and Islam, and features Dakota Fanning and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II.
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- Zeresenay Mehari
- 2020-05-08
Mar 29, 2005 · Sweetness in the Belly. Camilla Gibb. 3.91. 9,317 ratings736 reviews. Like Brick Lane and The Kite Runner, Camilla Gibb's widely praised new novel is a poignant and intensely atmospheric look beyond the stereotypes of Islam. After her hippie British parents are murdered, Lilly is raised at a Sufi shrine in Morocco.
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A novel about a white Muslim nurse in Thatcher's London and her love for an Ethiopian doctor. The book explores the political and cultural upheavals in Ethiopia and the UK through the eyes of Lilly, a woman searching for her place and her lover.
A movie about an orphan who helps refugees in London, starring Dakota Fanning and Abdul-Mateen II. See the ratings, trailers, and watch options for Sweetness in the Belly on Rotten Tomatoes.
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- Dakota Fanning
- Zeresenay Mehari
- Drama
May 8, 2020 · 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.
Mar 27, 2007 · From award-winning and bestselling author Camilla Gibb comes a richly imagined narrative of one woman's search for love and belonging cast against a nuanced portrait of political upheaval. In the racially charged world of Thatcher's London, Lilly, a young, white, Muslim nurse, struggles in a state of invisible exile.
- Camilla Gibb
