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Sweetness in the Belly is a 2019 drama film based on a novel by Camilla Gibb. It follows a British woman raised as a Muslim in Morocco and Ethiopia, and her love story amid the civil war.
Sweetness in the Belly: Directed by Zeresenay Mehari. With Wunmi Mosaku, Rafael Goncalves, Dakota Fanning, Chris McHallem. Based on the novel by Camilla Gibb, Lilly is an English child abandoned in Africa, forced to flee Ethiopia for England amid civil war.
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- Drama
- Zeresenay Mehari
- 2020-05-08
Mar 29, 2005 · A fictional story of a young woman raised in Morocco and Ethiopia, who faces challenges of identity, love and faith as a refugee in England. The book explores the themes of Islam, culture, history and human nature through the eyes of Lilly, a complex and sympathetic character.
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- Paperback
- Camilla Gibb
A novel about a white Muslim nurse in Thatcher's London and her love for an Ethiopian doctor. The book explores the political and cultural upheavals in Ethiopia and the UK through the eyes of Lilly, a woman searching for her place and her lover.
After escaping Ethiopia as a refugee, an orphan works to aid fellow immigrants by uniting them with their families. Peacock Fandango at Home Prime Video Apple TV. Watch Sweetness in the...
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- Dakota Fanning
- Zeresenay Mehari
- Drama
There she befriends Amina, an Ethiopian refugee, and they begin a mission to reunite scattered families. 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.
Trailer. Based on the novel by Camilla Gibb, Lilly is an English child abandoned in Africa, forced to flee Ethiopia for England amid civil war. There she befriends Amina, an Ethiopian refugee, and they begin a mission to reunite scattered families.
- 2 min
