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Rafea: Solar Mama

Rafea: Solar Mama

2012•1h 15m•9.2/10
Documentary

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9.2/10(5)

Rafea: Solar Mama follows the groundbreaking journey of one Bedouin mother living on the Jordan-Iraq border who, along with thirty illiterate grandmothers from around the world, will travel to The Barefoot College in India to become Solar Engineers. (TIFF)

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ITVS, Plus Pictures, JustFilms / Ford Foundation, Tribeca Film Institute, Noujaim Films

Language

EN

Status

Released

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