Film

Soufra

2017 · 1h 13m · Documentary

The wildly inspirational story of the world’s most unlikely entrepreneurs.

IMDb

7.5

Rotten Tomatoes

100%

Metacritic

77

The unlikely and wildly inspirational story of intrepid social entrepreneur, Mariam Shaar – a generational refugee who has spent her entire life in the Burj El Barajneh refugee camp just south of Beirut, Lebanon. Follow Mariam as she sets out against all odds to change her fate by launching a successful catering company, “Soufra,” and then expand it into a food truck business with a diverse team of fellow refugee woman who now share this camp as their home.

• Thomas A. MorganWriter · Director
• Susan SarandonExecutive Producer

Release date

December 15, 2017

Status

Released

Original language

Arabic

Runtime

1h 13m

Rated

G

Genres

Documentary