Sweetness in the Belly

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Sweetness in the Belly

2019

1h 50m

Drama

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10 Reviews

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

After escaping Ethiopia as a refugee, an orphan works to aid fellow immigrants by uniting them with their families.

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Guy Lodge

Variety

05/07/2020

Pleasant and picturesque throughout, "Sweetness in the Belly" is most affecting as a story where everyone is an outsider in some capacity.

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Soraya Nadia McDonald

Andscape

09/16/2019

Sweetness in the Belly has its moments of grace... But for a complicated story set during even more complicated times, Sweetness in the Belly just feels altogether too simple.

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Chandler Levack

Globe and Mail

09/08/2019

2.5/4

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.

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Todd Jorgenson

Cinemalogue

05/29/2020

The nonlinear film is evocative and compassionate, yet struggles to modulate its disparate narrative threads.

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Joyce Slaton

Common Sense Media

05/21/2020

4/5

Deeply felt drama about one woman's refugee experience.

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Caleb Cotter

Film Ireland Magazine

11/25/2019

Despite its flaws, Sweetness in the Belly stands as a solid, emotionally driven drama that covers a variety of complicated topics.

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Jerod S

@jeroduptown Jan 2

Sweetness should've been a wrencher - Dakota and that storyline. But it was a slow, schmaltzy snooze.

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Rose J

08/30/2022

Lilly is as wooden as a fence post. She should have been such an interesting character, given her past but she was miles beyond bland. It made me wonder how the young man who fell in love with her could ever have been attracted to someone as emotionally detached as Lilly.

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12/24/2021

Was ok . Was hoping better. Slow burn. Quite a story. Dakota Fanning is very good . I needed sub titles overall

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11/29/2020

A masterclass in acting and breathing the role. Dakota has exceeded expectations within her portrayal as an orphaned child in Ethiopia. Absolutely brilliant work.

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08/01/2020

This was a surprisingly good movie. Good story, good acting, good pacing even educational by centering on Muslim religion.

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07/09/2020

I love it.. lots of good advices and made me see people

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Synopsis

After escaping Ethiopia as a refugee, an orphan works to aid fellow immigrants by uniting them with their families.

Director: Zeresenay Mehari
Producer: Jennifer Kawaja, Alan Moloney, Susan Mullen, Julia Sereny
Screenwriter: Laura Phillips
Production Co: Parallel Films, Sienna Films Inc.
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): May 8, 2020
Runtime: 1h 50m

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