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Sweetness in the Belly is a 2019 drama film directed by Zeresenay Berhane Mehari, based on the novel of the same name by Camilla Gibb. It had its world premiere at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival.
- Todor Kobakov
- September 7, 2019 (TIFF)
- Jennifer Kawaja, Alan Moloney, Susan Mullen, Julia Sereny
May 8, 2020 · 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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- Zeresenay Mehari
- 2020-05-08
Mar 29, 2005 · Camilla Gibb. 3.91. 9,308 ratings735 reviews. Like Brick Lane and The Kite Runner, Camilla Gibb's widely praised new novel is a poignant and intensely atmospheric look beyond the stereotypes of Islam. After her hippie British parents are murdered, Lilly is raised at a Sufi shrine in Morocco.
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Watch Sweetness in the Belly with a subscription on Prime Video, rent on Fandango at Home, or buy on Fandango at Home. After escaping Ethiopia as a refugee, an orphan works to aid fellow ...
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- Dakota Fanning
- Zeresenay Mehari
- Drama
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.
Lily, a white Muslim orphan, grows up in Morocco and Ethiopia and falls in love with a revolutionary doctor. The novel explores her identity, faith and exile in the backdrop of the Ethiopian revolution.
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A film based on a novel by Camilla Gibb, about a white Muslim woman who helps refugees in London and reconnects with her lost love in Ethiopia. The plot summary, synopsis, and keywords are provided by IMDb users and the Toronto International Film Festival.
