Sweetness in the Belly
06/09/2019
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.
Movie Information
Dakota Fanning
as Lilly Mitchell Abdal
Wunmi Mosaku
as Amina Mergessa
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
as Dr. Aziz Abdul Nasser
Kunal Nayyar
as Dr. Robin Sathi
Rafael Goncalves
as Ahmed Mergessa
Chris McHallem
as Immigration Officer
Denis Conway
as Officer Capps
Molly McCann
as Young Lilly
Gavin Drea
as Philip Mitchell
Sophie Kennedy Clark
as Alice Mitchell
Estad Tewfik Yusuf Mohamed
as The Great Abdal
Sharon Coade
as Shelter Worker
Antoinette Doyle
as Woman in Shelter
Edelework Tassew
as Gishta
Zeritu Kebede
as Nouria
Nuhamin Eskete
as Bortucan
Neelam Bakshi
as Mrs. Jahangir
Stella Bass
as Pelham Garden Caretaker
Donna Anita Nikolaisen
as Grace Ture
David Fawaz
as Mr. Ture
Kevin Njoroge
as The Boy Ture
David Ryan
as Hospital HR Clerk
Burt Caesar
as Jamaican Man
Yohanna Ephrem
as Senit
Mylène Gomera
as Zema
Cleo Sylvestre
as Vertisse
Aviya Akande
as Sitta Baby
Salma Teniola Junaid
as Sitta Baby
Jason Momodu
as Sitta Baby
Eden Quinn
as Zema's Daugther Eden
Isabel Lema
as Zema's Daugther Bella
Louise Benghazi
as Fatima / Woman in White
Fiona York
as Mrs. Peele
Chukwunonso Ire-Okoli
as Aziz Look-Alike
Henok Berihun
as Munir
Teref Kassahun
as Sadia
Moges Woldeyohannes
as Uncle Djimon
Demiss Kassaye
as Man at Meeting
Zainab Abdullai
as Sitta 4 Months
Zarah Arinwande
as Sitta 4 Months
Caleb-Johnson Limah
as Sitta 4 Months
Amerjit Deu
as Mr. Jahangir
Yafet Henok
as Mersha
Sara Mokonen
as Woman at E.F.R.A.
Peter Cresswell
as News Presenter
Anaelle Olive Basadila
as Sitta 9 Months
Kaylee Ekweanua
as Sitta 9 Months
Ariel Kabongo
as Sitta 9 Months
Peter Bankolé
as Yusuf
Slimane Dazi
as Tariq
Derek Carroll
as Doctor (uncredited)
