Sweetness in the Belly

Orphaned in Africa as a child, Lilly escapes to England as a refugee, fleeing civil war in Ethiopia. Lost in this cold new world, Lilly embraces the immigrant community in London, attempting to reunite people with their scattered families. But as her friend Amina discovers, Lilly's mission isn't purely selfless: a passionate lost love affair is revealed.

Dakota Fanning

(Lilly Mitchell Abdal)

Wunmi Mosaku

(Amina Mergessa)

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

(Dr. Aziz Abdul Nasser)

Kunal Nayyar

(Dr. Robin Sathi)

Rafael Goncalves

(Ahmed Mergessa)

Chris McHallem

(Immigration Officer)

Denis Conway

(Officer Capps)

Molly McCann

(Young Lilly)

Gavin Drea

(Philip Mitchell)

Sophie Kennedy Clark

(Alice Mitchell)

Estad Tewfik Yusuf Mohamed

(The Great Abdal)

Sharon Coade

(Shelter Worker)

Antoinette Doyle

(Woman in Shelter)

Edelework Tassew

(Gishta)

Zeritu Kebede

(Nouria)

Nuhamin Eskete

(Bortucan)

Neelam Bakshi

(Mrs. Jahangir)

Stella Bass

(Pelham Garden Caretaker)

Donna Anita Nikolaisen

(Grace Ture)

David Fawaz

(Mr. Ture)

Kevin Njoroge

(The Boy Ture)

David Ryan

(Hospital HR Clerk)

Burt Caesar

(Jamaican Man)

Yohanna Ephrem

(Senit)

Mylène Gomera

(Zema)

Cleo Sylvestre

(Vertisse)

Aviya Akande

(Sitta Baby)

Salma Teniola Junaid

(Sitta Baby)

Jason Momodu

(Sitta Baby)

Eden Quinn

(Zema's Daugther Eden)

Isabel Lema

(Zema's Daugther Bella)

Louise Benghazi

(Fatima / Woman in White)

Fiona York

(Mrs. Peele)

Chukwunonso Ire-Okoli

(Aziz Look-Alike)

Henok Berihun

(Munir)

Teref Kassahun

(Sadia)

Moges Woldeyohannes

(Uncle Djimon)

Demiss Kassaye

(Man at Meeting)

Zainab Abdullai

(Sitta 4 Months)

Zarah Arinwande

(Sitta 4 Months)

Caleb-Johnson Limah

(Sitta 4 Months)

Amerjit Deu

(Mr. Jahangir)

Yafet Henok

(Mersha)

Sara Mokonen

(Woman at E.F.R.A.)

Peter Cresswell

(News Presenter)

Anaelle Olive Basadila

(Sitta 9 Months)

Kaylee Ekweanua

(Sitta 9 Months)

Ariel Kabongo

(Sitta 9 Months)

Peter Bankolé

(Yusuf)

Slimane Dazi

(Tariq)