Les palmiers blessés

Abdellatif Ben Ammar, born 25 April 1943 in Tunis , is one of Tunisia’s first major film makers. After engaging in graduate mathematics , he turned to filmmaking and graduated in shooting at the Institute for Advanced Film Studies (IDHEC) of Paris. He has worked with film makers such as Roberto Rossellini, George Cukor, and Claude Chabrol. Upon his return to Tunisia, he was hired by the SATPEC as a camera operator and began making short films. In 1969 , he directed his first feature film , A simple Story. He also founded a company with Abdellatif Layouni called, Latif Productions, which allowed him to make documentaries, dramas and commercials. He also founded a society of post-production called Ben Duran. In 2002 he directed Le Chant de Noria about a woman who leaves her abusive husband and finds solace with her first love