Sweetness in the Belly

Synopsis

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.

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Cast

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  Dakota Fanning
  Lilly Mitchell Abdal

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  Wunmi Mosaku
  Amina Mergessa

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  Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
  Dr. Aziz Abdul Nasser

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  Kunal Nayyar
  Dr. Robin Sathi

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  Rafael Goncalves
  Ahmed Mergessa

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  Chris McHallem
  Immigration Officer

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  Denis Conway
  Officer Capps

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  Molly McCann
  Young Lilly

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  Gavin Drea
  Philip Mitchell

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  Sophie Kennedy Clark
  Alice Mitchell

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  Estad Tewfik Yusuf Mohamed
  The Great Abdal

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  Sharon Coade
  Shelter Worker

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  Antoinette Doyle
  Woman in Shelter

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  Edelework Tassew
  Gishta

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  Zeritu Kebede
  Nouria

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  Nuhamin Eskete
  Bortucan

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  Neelam Bakshi
  Mrs. Jahangir

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  Stella Bass
  Pelham Garden Caretaker