Movie

Sweetness in the Belly

2019 · 111 min

A quietly moving, time-shifting story of displacement and belonging that asks for patience and rewards it with deep feeling.

Overview: 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.
How it feels: Melancholic, warm, earnest and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Grief, identity, isolation, found family
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
identity
isolation
found family
love
Places: big city
hospital
small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild