Sweetness in the Belly
2019 | 111m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Zeresenay Mehari |
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| Writer: | Camilla Gibb, Laura Phillips |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 06, 2019 |
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| Director: | Zeresenay Mehari |
| Writer: | Camilla Gibb, Laura Phillips |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | london, england, based on novel or book, refugee, 1970s, pregnancy, ethiopia, orphan, nonlinear timeline, sufism, friendship between women |
| Production Companies | Parallel Films, Sienna Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 06, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Dakota Fanning | Lilly Mitchell Abdal |
| Wunmi Mosaku | Amina Mergessa |
| Yahya Abdul-Mateen II | Dr. Aziz Abdul Nasser |
| Kunal Nayyar | Dr. Robin Sathi |
| Rafael Goncalves | Ahmed Mergessa |
| Chris McHallem | Immigration Officer |
| Denis Conway | Officer Capps |
| Molly McCann | Young Lilly |
| Gavin Drea | Philip Mitchell |
| Sophie Kennedy Clark | Alice Mitchell |
| Estad Tewfik Yusuf Mohamed | The Great Abdal |
| Sharon Coade | Shelter Worker |
| Antoinette Doyle | Woman in Shelter |
| Edelework Tassew | Gishta |
| Zeritu Kebede | Nouria |
| Nuhamin Eskete | Bortucan |
| Neelam Bakshi | Mrs. Jahangir |
| Stella Bass | Pelham Garden Caretaker |
| Donna Anita Nikolaisen | Grace Ture |
| David Fawaz | Mr. Ture |
| Kevin Njoroge | The Boy Ture |
| David Ryan | Hospital HR Clerk |
| Burt Caesar | Jamaican Man |
| Yohanna Ephrem | Senit |
| Mylène Gomera | Zema |
| Cleo Sylvestre | Vertisse |
| Aviya Akande | Sitta Baby |
| Salma Teniola Junaid | Sitta Baby |
| Jason Momodu | Sitta Baby |
| Eden Quinn | Zema's Daugther Eden |
| Isabel Lema | Zema's Daugther Bella |
| Louise Benghazi | Fatima / Woman in White |
| Fiona York | Mrs. Peele |
| Chukwunonso Ire-Okoli | Aziz Look-Alike |
| Henok Berihun | Munir |
| Teref Kassahun | Sadia |
| Moges Woldeyohannes | Uncle Djimon |
| Demiss Kassaye | Man at Meeting |
| Zainab Abdullai | Sitta 4 Months |
| Zarah Arinwande | Sitta 4 Months |
| Caleb-Johnson Limah | Sitta 4 Months |
| Amerjit Deu | Mr. Jahangir |
| Yafet Henok | Mersha |
| Sara Mokonen | Woman at E.F.R.A. |
| Peter Cresswell | News Presenter |
| Anaelle Olive Basadila | Sitta 9 Months |
| Kaylee Ekweanua | Sitta 9 Months |
| Ariel Kabongo | Sitta 9 Months |
| Peter Bankolé | Yusuf |
| Slimane Dazi | Tariq |
| Derek Carroll | Doctor (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Zeresenay Mehari | Director |
| Amy Rowan | Casting |
| Rose Melia | Catering |
| Paul Taylor | Specialized Driver |
| Kelvin Byrne | Special Effects Technician |
| Karl Moore Lewy | Picture Car Coordinator |
| David Leon | Driver |
| Peter Thornton | Driver |
| Eric Keogh | Driver |
| Declan Kavanagh | Driver |
| Michael Curley | Driver |
| Coleman Sharkey | Driver |
| Mick Coyne | Carpenter |
| Stephen Broughal | Carpenter |
| Richard Phelan | Carpenter |
| Daniel Lyons | Painter |
| Perry Allen | Painter |
| Thomas O'Shaughnessy | Painter |
| Daniel Walsh | Standby Rigger |
| Miranda Wanamaker | Script Coordinator |
| Doireann Cooke | Casting Assistant |
| Camilla Gibb | Novel |
| Catherine Magee | Line Producer |
| Susan Maggi | Editor |
| Amy Hubbard | Casting |
| Paki Smith | Production Design |
| Justine Wright | Set Decoration |
| Lorna Marie Mugan | Costume Design |
| Lynn Johnson | Makeup Designer |
| Lorraine Glynn | Hair Designer |
| Dashen Naidoo | Sound Effects Editor |
| Andrew Tay | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Louie Trussell | Boom Operator |
| Todor Kobakov | Original Music Composer |
| Jody Colero | Music Supervisor |
| Laura Phillips | Writer |
| David Vainola | Creative Consultant |
| Gail Munnelly | First Assistant Director |
| Adrienne Greenhalgh | Second Assistant Director |
| Adam Roberts | Post Production Supervisor |
| Nigel Pollock | Art Direction |
| Judith Hynes | First Assistant Art Direction |
| Emer Conroy | Script Supervisor |
| Dermot Cleary | Location Manager |
| Eoghan Fleming | First Assistant Camera |
| Andrew O'Reilly | First Assistant Camera |
| Patrick Moran | Second Assistant Camera |
| Ian Birney | Camera Trainee |
| Barry Doyle | Digital Imaging Technician |
| Jess O'Leary | Costume Supervisor |
| Jess Jones | Costume Assistant |
| Siobhan Cahill | Costume Assistant |
| David Flanagan | Property Master |
| Lyndon Johnson | Dressing Prop |
| Niall McDonnell | Dressing Prop |
| Jessica Timlin | Property Buyer |
| Hugh Fox | Sound Recordist |
| Oisin Callinan | Sound Assistant |
| Sonia Dolan | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Malvo Karpats | Hair Assistant |
| Simon Magee | Gaffer |
| Brendan Dempsey | Best Boy Electric |
| Tommy Keyes | Electrician |
| Marc Cole | Generator Operator |
| Adam Tsan | Key Grip |
| Evelyn McLoughlin | Production Accountant |
| Nora Simmons | Post Production Accountant |
| Emily Tebbitt | Assistant Accountant |
| Jane Bailey | Production Coordinator |
| Iseult Timmons Ward | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Zeke Lawless | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Chloe Roessell | Actor's Assistant |
| Maud Ribbens | Producer's Assistant |
| Jessica Fazari | Producer's Assistant |
| Jenny Smith | Production Assistant |
| Eva Wyse | Production Assistant |
| Sinead Toal | Production Assistant |
| Robert Kiernan | Third Assistant Director |
| Ben Barry | Assistant Director Trainee |
| Shane McNally | Assistant Director Trainee |
| Molly O'Grady | Assistant Director Trainee, Stand In |
| Georgina Shortt | Extras Casting Coordinator |
| David Ivory | Extras Casting Assistant |
| Mary Lachaussee | Chaperone |
| Patrick Culhane | Location Assistant |
| Muireann Howley | Art Department Trainee |
| Kevin Byrne | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Brendan Condren | Stunt Coordinator |
| Paul Cullen | Transportation Captain |
| Colm Bassett | Construction Manager |
| Paul Malone | Construction Buyer |
| Rick Lipton | Dialect Coach |
| Lauren Jerome | Casting Assistant |
| Maia von Hurter | Casting Associate |
| Emma Wall | Casting Associate |
| Ivan Melia | Catering |
| Rachel Melia | Catering |
| Joanne Kane | Chef |
| Robert Maher | Chef |
| Thomas Marvin | Chef |
| Kevin Kearns | Health and Safety |
| Sandy Pereira | Additional Editing |
| Duncan Christie | Additional Editing |
| Luis Freitas | First Assistant Editor |
| Jeff Geisel | First Assistant Editor |
| Brandon Tobia | Project Manager |
| Drake Conrad | Digital Colorist |
| Angelica Falco | Online Editor |
| Scott Hannigan | Online Editor |
| Stephen Barden | Dialogue Editor, ADR Editor |
| Ryan Joe Allam | Sound Effects Editor |
| Kayla Stewart | First Assistant Sound Editor |
| Kayleigh Bell | Foley Artist |
| Dave Mercel | Foley Recordist |
| Coltin Sparks | Foley Recordist |
| Eve Kinizo | Post Production Coordinator |
| Tom Turnbull | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Lara Osland | Visual Effects Producer |
| Kelsey Thompson | Visual Effects Production Manager |
| Steve Elliott | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Tony Cybulski | Compositing Lead |
| Terence Krueger | 3D Artist |
| Zoe Blackbourn | Matte Painter |
| Jerry Seguin | Visual Effects Compositor |
| Greg Feir | Dailies Technician |
| Clark Stanley | Title Designer |
| Joanne Byrne | Unit Publicist |
| Patrick Redmond | Still Photographer |
| Chris Katsarov | Still Photographer |
| John Gleeson | Epk Camera Operator, Epk Director |
| Ruth Hunter | Legal Services |
| Jim Russell | Legal Services |
| Simon Miminis | Music Coordinator |
| Emma Moffat | Makeup Trainee |
| Tim Fleming | Director of Photography |
| Bret Killoran | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Dan Hubbard | Casting |
| Ian Iqbal Rashid | Creative Consultant |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Alan Moloney | Producer |
| Jennifer Kawaja | Producer |
| Susan Mullen | Producer |
| Adrian Sturges | Executive Producer |
| Fiona Druckenmiller | Executive Producer |
| Julia Sereny | Producer |
| Christina Kubacki | Executive Producer |
| Andrea Glinski | Co-Producer |
| Elise Cousineau | Co-Producer |
| Laura Bickford | Executive Producer |
| Mehret Mandefro | Executive Producer |
| Patrick Roy | Executive Producer |
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| 2024 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 5 |
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| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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