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 |
| Production | Jennifer Kawaja | Producer |
| Production | Alan Moloney | Producer |
| Production | Susan Mullen | Producer |
| Directing | Zeresenay Mehari | Director |
| Production | Adrian Sturges | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Laura Phillips | Writer |
| Writing | Camilla Gibb | Novel |
| Camera | Tim Fleming | Director of Photography |
| Production | Amy Rowan | Casting |
| Production | Laura Bickford | Executive Producer |
| Production | Catherine Magee | Line Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lorraine Glynn | Hair Designer |
| Production | Julia Sereny | Producer |
| Sound | Louie Trussell | Boom Operator |
| Art | Paki Smith | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lorna Marie Mugan | Costume Design |
| Production | Mehret Mandefro | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Dashen Naidoo | Sound Effects Editor |
| Production | Fiona Druckenmiller | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lynn Johnson | Makeup Designer |
| Production | Amy Hubbard | Casting |
| Sound | Andrew Tay | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Editing | Susan Maggi | Editor |
| Art | Justine Wright | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Bret Killoran | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | Patrick Roy | Executive Producer |
| Production | Christina Kubacki | Executive Producer |
| Production | Dan Hubbard | Casting |
| Sound | Jody Colero | Music Supervisor |
| Sound | Todor Kobakov | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Andrea Glinski | Co-Producer |
| Production | Elise Cousineau | Co-Producer |
| Art | Nigel Pollock | Art Direction |
| Camera | Patrick Moran | Second Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Malvo Karpats | Hair Assistant |
| Art | Lyndon Johnson | Dressing Prop |
| Art | David Flanagan | Property Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jess O'Leary | Costume Supervisor |
| Directing | Gail Munnelly | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Judith Hynes | First Assistant Art Direction |
| Directing | Emer Conroy | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Ian Iqbal Rashid | Creative Consultant |
| Directing | Adrienne Greenhalgh | Second Assistant Director |
| Camera | Andrew O'Reilly | First Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sonia Dolan | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Adam Roberts | Post Production Supervisor |
| Production | Dermot Cleary | Location Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jess Jones | Costume Assistant |
| Sound | Oisin Callinan | Sound Assistant |
| Art | Jessica Timlin | Property Buyer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Siobhan Cahill | Costume Assistant |
| Camera | Ian Birney | Camera Trainee |
| Sound | Hugh Fox | Sound Recordist |
| Art | Niall McDonnell | Dressing Prop |
| Camera | Eoghan Fleming | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Barry Doyle | Digital Imaging Technician |
| Crew | David Vainola | Creative Consultant |
| Production | Emily Tebbitt | Assistant Accountant |
| Lighting | Simon Magee | Gaffer |
| Production | Maud Ribbens | Producer's Assistant |
| Production | Evelyn McLoughlin | Production Accountant |
| Crew | Chloe Roessell | Actor's Assistant |
| Production | Zeke Lawless | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Production | Jenny Smith | Production Assistant |
| Lighting | Brendan Dempsey | Best Boy Electric |
| Crew | Marc Cole | Generator Operator |
| Production | Nora Simmons | Post Production Accountant |
| Camera | Adam Tsan | Key Grip |
| Production | Eva Wyse | Production Assistant |
| Production | Iseult Timmons Ward | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Production | Jessica Fazari | Producer's Assistant |
| Production | Jane Bailey | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Sinead Toal | Production Assistant |
| Lighting | Tommy Keyes | Electrician |
| Directing | Robert Kiernan | Third Assistant Director |
| Production | Patrick Culhane | Location Assistant |
| Visual Effects | Kevin Byrne | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Molly O'Grady | Stand In |
| Directing | Miranda Wanamaker | Script Coordinator |
| Directing | Ben Barry | Assistant Director Trainee |
| Production | David Ivory | Extras Casting Assistant |
| Art | Colm Bassett | Construction Manager |
| Crew | Rick Lipton | Dialect Coach |
| Production | Lauren Jerome | Casting Assistant |
| Crew | Declan Kavanagh | Driver |
| Crew | Paul Taylor | Specialized Driver |
| Crew | Peter Thornton | Driver |
| Lighting | Daniel Walsh | Standby Rigger |
| Art | Muireann Howley | Art Department Trainee |
| Crew | Brendan Condren | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | David Leon | Driver |
| Art | Daniel Lyons | Painter |
| Directing | Molly O'Grady | Assistant Director Trainee |
| Crew | Mary Lachaussee | Chaperone |
| Crew | Eric Keogh | Driver |
| Crew | Mick Coyne | Carpenter |
| Art | Paul Malone | Construction Buyer |
| Crew | Paul Cullen | Transportation Captain |
| Art | Perry Allen | Painter |
| Crew | Karl Moore Lewy | Picture Car Coordinator |
| Production | Doireann Cooke | Casting Assistant |
| Crew | Coleman Sharkey | Driver |
| Production | Emma Wall | Casting Associate |
| Directing | Shane McNally | Assistant Director Trainee |
| Production | Georgina Shortt | Extras Casting Coordinator |
| Crew | Michael Curley | Driver |
| Crew | Stephen Broughal | Carpenter |
| Crew | Richard Phelan | Carpenter |
| Production | Maia von Hurter | Casting Associate |
| Crew | Kelvin Byrne | Special Effects Technician |
| Art | Thomas O'Shaughnessy | Painter |
| Sound | Dave Mercel | Foley Recordist |
| Art | Clark Stanley | Title Designer |
| Camera | Chris Katsarov | Still Photographer |
| Crew | Robert Maher | Chef |
| Visual Effects | Tom Turnbull | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Thomas Marvin | Chef |
| Editing | Brandon Tobia | Project Manager |
| Production | Eve Kinizo | Post Production Coordinator |
| Crew | Joanne Kane | Chef |
| Editing | Angelica Falco | Online Editor |
| Visual Effects | Lara Osland | Visual Effects Producer |
| Visual Effects | Tony Cybulski | Compositing Lead |
| Crew | Ivan Melia | Catering |
| Sound | Stephen Barden | Dialogue Editor |
| Editing | Greg Feir | Dailies Technician |
| Editing | Duncan Christie | Additional Editing |
| Editing | Jeff Geisel | First Assistant Editor |
| Visual Effects | Terence Krueger | 3D Artist |
| Visual Effects | Jerry Seguin | Visual Effects Compositor |
| Crew | Joanne Byrne | Unit Publicist |
| Crew | Rachel Melia | Catering |
| Sound | Kayleigh Bell | Foley Artist |
| Crew | Kevin Kearns | Health and Safety |
| Sound | Stephen Barden | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Ryan Joe Allam | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Kayla Stewart | First Assistant Sound Editor |
| Visual Effects | Zoe Blackbourn | Matte Painter |
| Camera | John Gleeson | Epk Director |
| Camera | John Gleeson | Epk Camera Operator |
| Editing | Scott Hannigan | Online Editor |
| Sound | Coltin Sparks | Foley Recordist |
| Crew | Ruth Hunter | Legal Services |
| Camera | Patrick Redmond | Still Photographer |
| Crew | Jim Russell | Legal Services |
| Crew | Rose Melia | Catering |
| Visual Effects | Steve Elliott | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Editing | Sandy Pereira | Additional Editing |
| Editing | Luis Freitas | First Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Drake Conrad | Digital Colorist |
| Visual Effects | Kelsey Thompson | Visual Effects Production Manager |
| Sound | Simon Miminis | Music Coordinator |