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Sweetness in the Belly

2019

A white woman raised as a devout Muslim in Africa flees the turmoil of 1970s Ethiopia for England, where she works among immigrants while searching for the man she loved and left behind. A drama of faith, love, and displacement adapted from Camilla Gibb's novel.

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Part of 7 Movies Set in or About Ethiopia

This film is stop 6 of 7 in the hand-ranked outside-view route set in or about Ethiopia. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

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