Movie
Raíces del Amor
Sweetness in the Belly
62%
Audience score42 votes on TMDB
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.
- Director
- Zeresenay Mehari
- Screenplay
- Laura Phillips
- Novela
- Camilla Gibb
- Music
- Todor Kobakov
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 06/09/2019
- Original language
- English
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