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4 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90The New York TimesAndy WebsterThe New York TimesAndy WebsterCrisply directed by Thomas Morgan, the film depicts a succession of challenges facing Ms. Shaar, a smart, understated and tenacious entrepreneur.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenThe Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenSoufra'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.
- 70Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshLos Angeles TimesKatie WalshTo 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.
- 70Village VoiceSerena DonadoniVillage VoiceSerena DonadoniIn 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.