Sofia Boutella was born in the
Bab El Oued district of
Algiers, Algeria,
[7] to an architect mother and a jazz musician father,
Safy Boutella.
[8] Her brother, Seif, works as a visual effects artist in the entertainment industry.
[9][10] Her surname means 'the men of the mountains'.
[11] She was raised in a fairly
secular household that cultivated artistic expression and creativity.
[11] Boutella described her childhood as a happy one, stating that she was "blessed to be born into a family that allowed me to express myself, to be myself and let out all sorts of colours that were living in my imagination and in my heart."
[11]
