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  • 2017
  • Not Rated
  • Content Media
  • 1 h 13 m
  • 2017
  • Not Rated
  • Content Media
  • 1 h 13 m

Summary Soufra follows the unlikely and wildly inspirational story of intrepid social entrepreneur, Mariam Shaar – a generational refugee who has spent her entire life in the 65-year-old Burl El Barajneh refugee camp just south of Beirut, Lebanon. The film follows Mariam as she sets out against all odds to change her fate by launching a successf...

Written By: Mohamed El Manasterly

  • 2017
  • Not Rated
  • Content Media
  • 1 h 13 m
  • 2017
  • Not Rated
  • Content Media
  • 1 h 13 m

Soufra

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 4 Critic Reviews
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Summary Soufra follows the unlikely and wildly inspirational story of intrepid social entrepreneur, Mariam Shaar – a generational refugee who has spent her entire life in the 65-year-old Burl El Barajneh refugee camp just south of Beirut, Lebanon. The film follows Mariam as she sets out against all odds to change her fate by launching a successf...

Written By: Mohamed El Manasterly

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90
Dec 14, 2017
Crisply directed by Thomas Morgan, the film depicts a succession of challenges facing Ms. Shaar, a smart, understated and tenacious entrepreneur.
By Andy Webster FULL REVIEW
80
Dec 14, 2017
Soufra's lasting impression is one of empowerment and the energizing sense of purpose and community that the women derive from the enterprise along with their incomes.
By Sheri Linden FULL REVIEW
70
Nov 16, 2017
In the nourishing documentary Soufra, Thomas Morgan shows the claustrophobic living conditions and dangerous infrastructure of the tightly packed concrete towers, and chronicles how Lebanese government bureaucracy maintains the camp’s invisible borders and keeps occupants in a permanent state of legal limbo.
By Serena Donadoni FULL REVIEW
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Nov 16, 2017
To consider the long-standing Bourj al Barajneh is to consider the true humanity of refugees, who have hopes, dreams, lives to live and work to do. “Soufra” efficiently and effectively illustrates those ideas.
By Katie Walsh FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Pilgrim Media, Square Zero Films
Release Date Nov 17, 2017
Duration 1 h 13 m
Rating Not Rated
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Tagline The wildly inspirational story of the world's most unlikely entrepreneurs.
Website http://foodtruckfilm.com/
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Awards

El Gouna Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
San Diego International Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Cinetopia Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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