And Wunmi Mosaku as Lilly's friend Amina is a strong female force to help balance out Lilly's generally timid nature. Kunal Nayyar was a welcome addition, and plays a likable doctor that just doesn't get much screen time. He is charming and charistmatic in this role, and definitely commands the scene whenever he is in it. Luckily the rest of the cast make up for this, specifically Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as the Ethiopian doctor Aziz. Part of that is probably the Lilly character, but Fanning never seems to be fully comfortable as this persona, despite giving a good effort. Dakota Fanning does a good job as Lilly, but her performance is surprisingly flat.
It also means that she can be ostracized by other Ethiopian refugees because of how she looks. The story of Lilly, as a white muslim Ethiopian who is forced to return to England leads to some different interactions between her, the other refugees, and the people handling the processing of the Ethiopians.
Sweetness in the Belly is an interesting premise.
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