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May 8, 2020 · A drama film based on a novel by Camilla Gibb, about an English girl and an Ethiopian refugee who try to reunite families in London. See cast, crew, reviews, trivia, awards, and more on IMDb.
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- Zeresenay Mehari
- 2020-05-08
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 .
SWEETNESS IN THE BELLY Trailer (2020) Dakota Fanning, Kunal Nayyar, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Drama Movie© 2020 - Gravitas Ventures
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Rated: 4/5 May 21, 2020 Full Review Caleb Cotter Film Ireland Magazine Despite its flaws, Sweetness in the Belly stands as a solid, emotionally driven drama that covers a variety of complicated...
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- Dakota Fanning
- Zeresenay Mehari
- Drama
Sweetness In The Belly. A moving story of Lilly (Dakota Fanning), a child abandoned in Africa as a child. Lily is forced to flee Ethiopia for England when civil war breaks. She befriends Amina (Wunmi Mosaku), an Ethiopian refugee who has fled the same war.
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.
A film based on a novel by Camilla Gibb, about a white Muslim woman who helps refugees in London and Ethiopia. She reconnects with an old lover, but faces challenges of religion, politics, and identity.
