Directed by Zeresenay Mehari. With Dakota Fanning, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Kunal Nayyar, Wunmi Mosaku. An orphan in Ethiopia spins escapes as a refugee to England, where upon growing up she works to aid fellow immigrants and refugees in reuniting with their families.

Sweetness in the Belly is an Irish-Canadian-UK 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.

A psychologically complex and utterly convincing story, alive with political insight and sensuous detail, Sweetness in the Belly is a mesmerizing work from one of Canada's most distinctive and exciting voices. "From the Hardcover edition.

Sweetness in the Belly is a "quiet" book, it creeps up on you slowly but surely with its poignant tale of love, lost and found set in a world of displaced people and cruel realities. I was apprehensive to read a story of a Muslim woman who is so steadfast in her faith, written by a non-Muslim.

UPDATED with Dakota Fanning post: Dakota Fanning posted on Instagram on Wednesday to clarify the background of her character in Sweetness In the Belly, her latest film that is set to bow at the upc…

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London-based sales agency HanWay Films has released the first-look image of Zeresenay Berhane Mehari’s “Sweetness in the Belly,” which Variety has exclusively. The shot shows the film’s ...