After tackling the relationship between a brother and a sister in Die Frau meines Bruders (2019), Monia Chokri wanted her next movie to explore love with two people with real chemistry but coming from very different backgrounds, because according to her, in a relationship, at some point, what happens outside of the relationship (friends, work, family, neighbors) takes precedence over the actual relationship. She ended up making Babysitter (2022) (which she didn't write) before finishing writing and then directing Simple comme Sylvain (2023).
The main character is played by Magalie Lépine Blondeau, who is writer/director Monia Chokri's best friend in real life. This movie is the third collaboration as actor/director, after Jemand ganz Besonderes (2013) and Die Frau meines Bruders (2019).
Shooting took place outside Montréal during fall 2022.
Awards : Grand Prix du Jury et Prix de la Jeunesse (Festival de Cabourg 2023).
The movie was selected in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival.