SummaryAfter being abandoned in Africa as a child, Lilly (Dakota Fanning) is forced to flee Ethiopia for England when civil war breaks. She befriends Amina (Wunmi Mosaku), an Ethiopian refugee who has fled the same war. Together they begin a mission to reunite people with their scattered families.
Directed By:Zeresenay Mehari
Written By:Laura Phillips, Camilla Gibb
Sweetness in the Belly
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May 9, 2020
75
For its few flaws, Sweetness in the Belly hits plenty of the right notes, featuring a breadth of insight possible only when a filmmaker truly knows the place the story is set.
Jul 28, 2020
63
Fanning acquits herself, but Amina’s story as a single mother of two and a survivor of brutal sexual violence is the far more necessary story to tell. A main romantic subplot is slighter still.
May 9, 2020
63
This is a well-crafted, Bechdel-passing film that prioritizes an intersectional female friendship, yet Lilly remains nothing but our Trojan horse into the 1980s Ethiopian refugee crisis.
May 9, 2020
50
There’s a floridly sentimental heart fluttering beneath its tastefully solemn surface, but at times, you can’t help wishing the film would give in to its more expressive impulses.
May 9, 2020
40
It ticks nearly every box in the checklist of films you wish you could like more than you actually do.
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Production Company:
- Sienna Films
- Parallel Films
Release Date:May 8, 2020
Duration:1 h 50 m
Awards
Writers Guild of Canada
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Toronto International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
