Soufra

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

Dec 15 2017 Not Rated 1h 13m
Documentary

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.

Plot

South of Beirut, Lebanon is a 68 year old refugee camp housing refugees from Palestine, Syria and Iraq. Many have lived in this camp their entire lives-- Mariam AlShaar is one of them. Now, Mariam has pulled the women of this camp together to do what has never been done before. They started with a small kitchen from a micro-loan. With nearly insurmountable political odds against them-- they look to start the first refugee food truck. Their journey is one of many ups and downs but it is the community that is built, their sense of hope and how they see themselves that makes this a moving, touching film about their journey. Mariam has been known as 'the crazy lady' and now she will show just how crazy she is.

Written by

Mohamed El Manasterly, Thomas A. Morgan

Directed by

Thomas A. Morgan

Cast

N/A

Production Countries

Lebanon, United States of America

Awards

10 wins & 3 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
107
Average Rating
7.3 out of 10
Metascore
77
Popularity
NA