Sweetness in the Belly (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.
Director: Zeresenay Mehari
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Dakota Fanning as Lilly Mitchell Abdal |
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Wunmi Mosaku as Amina Mergessa |
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Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Dr. Aziz Abdul Nasser |
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Kunal Nayyar as Dr. Robin Sathi |
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Rafael Goncalves as Ahmed Mergessa |
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Chris McHallem as Immigration Officer |
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Denis Conway as Officer Capps |
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Molly McCann as Young Lilly |
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Gavin Drea as Philip Mitchell |
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Sophie Kennedy Clark as Alice Mitchell |
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Estad Tewfik Yusuf Mohamed as The Great Abdal |
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Sharon Coade as Shelter Worker |
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Antoinette Doyle as Woman in Shelter |
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Edelework Tassew as Gishta |
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Zeritu Kebede as Nouria |
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Nuhamin Eskete as Bortucan |
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Neelam Bakshi as Mrs. Jahangir |
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Stella Bass as Pelham Garden Caretaker |
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Donna Anita Nikolaisen as Grace Ture |
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David Fawaz as Mr. Ture |
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Kevin Njoroge as The Boy Ture |
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David Ryan as Hospital HR Clerk |
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Burt Caesar as Jamaican Man |
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Yohanna Ephrem as Senit |
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Mylène Gomera as Zema |
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Cleo Sylvestre as Vertisse |
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Aviya Akande as Sitta Baby |
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Salma Teniola Junaid as Sitta Baby |
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Jason Momodu as Sitta Baby |
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Eden Quinn as Zema's Daugther Eden |
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Isabel Lema as Zema's Daugther Bella |
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Louise Benghazi as Fatima / Woman in White |
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Fiona York as Mrs. Peele |
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Chukwunonso Ire-Okoli as Aziz Look-Alike |
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Henok Berihun as Munir |
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Teref Kassahun as Sadia |
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Moges Woldeyohannes as Uncle Djimon |
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Demiss Kassaye as Man at Meeting |
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Zainab Abdullai as Sitta 4 Months |
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Zarah Arinwande as Sitta 4 Months |
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Caleb-Johnson Limah as Sitta 4 Months |
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Amerjit Deu as Mr. Jahangir |
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Yafet Henok as Mersha |
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Sara Mokonen as Woman at E.F.R.A. |
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Peter Cresswell as News Presenter |
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Anaelle Olive Basadila as Sitta 9 Months |
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Kaylee Ekweanua as Sitta 9 Months |
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Ariel Kabongo as Sitta 9 Months |
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Peter Bankolé as Yusuf |
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Slimane Dazi as Tariq |
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Derek Carroll as Doctor (uncredited) |
| Costume & Make-Up | Emma Moffat | Makeup Trainee |
| Directing | Zeresenay Mehari | Director |
| Writing | Laura Phillips | Writer |
| Production | Jennifer Kawaja | Producer |
| Production | Alan Moloney | Producer |
| Production | Susan Mullen | Producer |
| Production | Adrian Sturges | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Camilla Gibb | Novel |
| Camera | Tim Fleming | Director of Photography |
| Production | Laura Bickford | Executive Producer |
| Production | Fiona Druckenmiller | Executive Producer |
| Production | Catherine Magee | Line Producer |
| Production | Mehret Mandefro | Executive Producer |
| Production | Julia Sereny | Producer |
| Editing | Susan Maggi | Editor |
| Production | Amy Hubbard | Casting |
| Production | Amy Rowan | Casting |
| Art | Paki Smith | Production Design |
| Art | Justine Wright | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lorna Marie Mugan | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lynn Johnson | Makeup Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lorraine Glynn | Hair Designer |
| Sound | Bret Killoran | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Dashen Naidoo | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Andrew Tay | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Louie Trussell | Boom Operator |
| Production | Patrick Roy | Executive Producer |
| Production | Christina Kubacki | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Todor Kobakov | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Jody Colero | Music Supervisor |
| Production | Dan Hubbard | Casting |
| Production | Andrea Glinski | Co-Producer |
| Production | Elise Cousineau | Co-Producer |
| Crew | Ian Iqbal Rashid | Creative Consultant |
| Crew | David Vainola | Creative Consultant |
| Directing | Gail Munnelly | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Adrienne Greenhalgh | Second Assistant Director |
| Crew | Adam Roberts | Post Production Supervisor |
| Art | Nigel Pollock | Art Direction |
| Art | Judith Hynes | First Assistant Art Direction |
| Directing | Emer Conroy | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Dermot Cleary | Location Manager |
| Camera | Eoghan Fleming | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Andrew O'Reilly | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Patrick Moran | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Ian Birney | Camera Trainee |
| Camera | Barry Doyle | Digital Imaging Technician |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jess O'Leary | Costume Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jess Jones | Costume Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Siobhan Cahill | Costume Assistant |
| Art | David Flanagan | Property Master |
| Art | Lyndon Johnson | Dressing Prop |
| Art | Niall McDonnell | Dressing Prop |
| Art | Jessica Timlin | Property Buyer |
| Sound | Hugh Fox | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Oisin Callinan | Sound Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sonia Dolan | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Malvo Karpats | Hair Assistant |
| Lighting | Simon Magee | Gaffer |
| Lighting | Brendan Dempsey | Best Boy Electric |
| Lighting | Tommy Keyes | Electrician |
| Crew | Marc Cole | Generator Operator |
| Camera | Adam Tsan | Key Grip |
| Production | Evelyn McLoughlin | Production Accountant |
| Production | Nora Simmons | Post Production Accountant |
| Production | Emily Tebbitt | Assistant Accountant |
| Production | Jane Bailey | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Iseult Timmons Ward | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Production | Zeke Lawless | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Crew | Chloe Roessell | Actor's Assistant |
| Production | Maud Ribbens | Producer's Assistant |
| Production | Jessica Fazari | Producer's Assistant |
| Production | Jenny Smith | Production Assistant |
| Production | Eva Wyse | Production Assistant |
| Production | Sinead Toal | Production Assistant |
| Directing | Robert Kiernan | Third Assistant Director |
| Directing | Ben Barry | Assistant Director Trainee |
| Directing | Shane McNally | Assistant Director Trainee |
| Directing | Molly O'Grady | Assistant Director Trainee |
| Crew | Molly O'Grady | Stand In |
| Production | Georgina Shortt | Extras Casting Coordinator |
| Production | David Ivory | Extras Casting Assistant |
| Crew | Mary Lachaussee | Chaperone |
| Production | Patrick Culhane | Location Assistant |
| Art | Muireann Howley | Art Department Trainee |
| Crew | Paul Taylor | Specialized Driver |
| Visual Effects | Kevin Byrne | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Kelvin Byrne | Special Effects Technician |
| Crew | Brendan Condren | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Paul Cullen | Transportation Captain |
| Crew | Karl Moore Lewy | Picture Car Coordinator |
| Crew | David Leon | Driver |
| Crew | Peter Thornton | Driver |
| Crew | Eric Keogh | Driver |
| Crew | Declan Kavanagh | Driver |
| Crew | Michael Curley | Driver |
| Crew | Coleman Sharkey | Driver |
| Art | Colm Bassett | Construction Manager |
| Crew | Mick Coyne | Carpenter |
| Crew | Stephen Broughal | Carpenter |
| Crew | Richard Phelan | Carpenter |
| Art | Daniel Lyons | Painter |
| Art | Perry Allen | Painter |
| Art | Thomas O'Shaughnessy | Painter |
| Art | Paul Malone | Construction Buyer |
| Lighting | Daniel Walsh | Standby Rigger |
| Crew | Rick Lipton | Dialect Coach |
| Directing | Miranda Wanamaker | Script Coordinator |
| Production | Doireann Cooke | Casting Assistant |
| Production | Lauren Jerome | Casting Assistant |
| Production | Maia von Hurter | Casting Associate |
| Production | Emma Wall | Casting Associate |
| Crew | Ivan Melia | Catering |
| Crew | Rose Melia | Catering |
| Crew | Rachel Melia | Catering |
| Crew | Joanne Kane | Chef |
| Crew | Robert Maher | Chef |
| Crew | Thomas Marvin | Chef |
| Crew | Kevin Kearns | Health and Safety |
| Editing | Sandy Pereira | Additional Editing |
| Editing | Duncan Christie | Additional Editing |
| Editing | Luis Freitas | First Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Jeff Geisel | First Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Brandon Tobia | Project Manager |
| Editing | Drake Conrad | Digital Colorist |
| Editing | Angelica Falco | Online Editor |
| Editing | Scott Hannigan | Online Editor |
| Sound | Stephen Barden | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Stephen Barden | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Ryan Joe Allam | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Kayla Stewart | First Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Kayleigh Bell | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Dave Mercel | Foley Recordist |
| Sound | Coltin Sparks | Foley Recordist |
| Production | Eve Kinizo | Post Production Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | Tom Turnbull | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Lara Osland | Visual Effects Producer |
| Visual Effects | Kelsey Thompson | Visual Effects Production Manager |
| Visual Effects | Steve Elliott | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | Tony Cybulski | Compositing Lead |
| Visual Effects | Terence Krueger | 3D Artist |
| Visual Effects | Zoe Blackbourn | Matte Painter |
| Visual Effects | Jerry Seguin | Visual Effects Compositor |
| Editing | Greg Feir | Dailies Technician |
| Art | Clark Stanley | Title Designer |
| Crew | Joanne Byrne | Unit Publicist |
| Camera | Patrick Redmond | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Chris Katsarov | Still Photographer |
| Camera | John Gleeson | Epk Director |
| Camera | John Gleeson | Epk Camera Operator |
| Crew | Ruth Hunter | Legal Services |
| Crew | Jim Russell | Legal Services |
| Sound | Simon Miminis | Music Coordinator |