Saoirse Ronan is set to play a refugee in a new romantic drama called Sweetness in the Belly.
The Carlow native will be reunited with Irish producers of the critically-acclaimed Brooklyn, for the film which is based on Camilla Gibb’s book of the same name.
Sweetness in the Belly tells the story of Lilly (Saoirse), who was orphaned in Africa as a child and flees to her late parents’ homeland of England to escape civil war.
“As lost in this cold new world as her fellow immigrants, Lilly becomes the heart of this disenfranchised community in London, attempting to reunite people with their scattered families,” film producers said, according to Deadline.
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“But as her friend Amina discovers, Lilly’s mission isn’t purely altruistic and a passionate lost love affair is revealed between Lilly and Aziz, an idealistic doctor.”
The film will be co-produced by Parallel Films, the Dublin-based company that was behind the Oscar-nominated Brooklyn.
“It’s a great pleasure to be working with Saoirse again and we are really excited that she is on board this vibrant and emotionally powerful film,” said Parallel’s Alan Moloney.
Saoirse has been keeping a low-profile since her whirlwind year after starring in Brooklyn, but is working on a number of projects that are on the way in 2017.
Aside from starring in Sweetness in the Belly, Saoirse will also star in an adaptation of the Anton Chekhov play The Seagull and the Ian McEwan book On Chesil Beach.
The Irish beauty will also star in Vincent van Gogh biopic Loving Vincent alongside hunky Irish actor Aidan Turner, as well a new comedy called Lady Bird.
