SWEETNESS IN THE BELLY
synopsis
Lilly, orphaned as a child, experiences her parents homeland of England, escaping civil war. She becomes the heart of a disenfranchised community in London, where she attempts to reunite people with their families. But her friend Amira discovers Lilly's mission isn't purely altruistic and a passionate lost love affair is revealed between Lilly and Aziz, an idealistic doctor.
| international title: | Sweetness in the Belly |
| original title: | Sweetness in the Belly |
| country: | Ireland, Canada |
| sales agent: | HanWay Films |
| year: | 2019 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Zeresenay Berhane Mehari |
| film run: | 110' |
| screenplay: | Laura Phillips |
| cast: | Dakota Fanning, Kunal Nayyar, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Wunmi Mosaku, Gavin Drea, Peter Bankole, Amerjit Deu, Yohanna Ephrem, Sharon Coade, Molly McCann |
| cinematography by: | Tim Fleming |
| film editing: | Susan Maggi |
| art director: | Paki Smith |
| costumes designer: | Lorna Marie Mugan |
| music: | Todor Kobakov |
| producer: | Jennifer Kawaja, Alan Moloney, Susan Mullen, Julia Sereny |
| executive producer: | Laura Bickford, Fiona Drukenmiller, Mehret Mandefro, Adrian Sturges |
| production: | Parallel Films, Sienna Films (CA) |
| backing: | Telefilm Canada (CA), Screen Ireland (IE), Ontario Media Development Corporation (CA), Eurimages |
| distributor: | HanWay Films |




















