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    Sweetness in the Belly

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    Poster of the movie Sweetness in the Belly
    2019     Drama    
    Ireland/United Kingdom/Canada
    1h 50min
    Original language: English, Amharic, Arabic

    Abandoned in Africa as a child, following a visit to the Sufi shrine in Bilal al Habash, Lilly is taken in by the shrine's spiritual leader Great Abdal and brought up there as a devoted Muslim. At 17, she leaves for Ethiopia, where she falls in love with an idealistic doctor. With civil war looming, danger grows. Lilly is forced to flee to England. She finds home in a friendship with Amina, a refugee from Ethiopia who has fled the same war, and together they begin a mission to reunite people with their scattered families. We soon discover that Lilly's mission isn't purely selfless and Amina has buried a secret that she is trying to flee.

    Directed byZeresenay Mehari
    Written byCamilla Gibb, Laura Phillips
    CompanyGravitas VenturesEntertainment OneLes Films Séville

    Starring

    Dakota Fanning
    Wunmi Mosaku
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