A Simple Story
1970, French. Directed by Abdellatif Ben Ammar.
A documentary filmmaker goes to work on a project about Tunisians who have worked abroad. Many have married French women, and the couples try to adjust to France after many years in Tunisia. The man decides to forego the film in order to address the personal and social concerns of the people trying to cope in their new surroundings. This feature appeared at the 1970 Cannes Film Festival.
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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- Released
- 7 June 1970
- Original title
- Une si simple histoire
- Country
- Tunisia
- Written by
- Abdellatif Ben Ammar
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A Simple Story isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 7 June 1970. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed A Simple Story?
A Simple Story (1970) was directed by Abdellatif Ben Ammar and stars Labiba Ben Ammar, Juliet Berto, Pia Colombo.