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 | 




















