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A Simple Story

Une si simple histoire

1970

A documentary filmmaker sets out to profile Tunisians who worked abroad and the French wives some brought home, and finds himself drawn into their struggles to adjust. An early reflexive Tunisian drama.

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Part of 10 Essential Films from Tunisia

This film is stop 8 of 10 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Tunisia. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

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