The First Man

The First Man

2011 1h 41mDir. Gianni Amelio
6.5/ 10
Drama

Overview

Based on a novel that Albert Camus was working on when he died, we follow Jacques Comery as he travels back to Algeria in 1957, a place full of childhood memories. The country is split between those wanting to remain a part of France, and those demanding independence. Reminiscences of his mother, his stern grandmother and a young Arab boy come flooding back.

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Cast & Crew

Jacques Gamblin

Jacques Gamblin

Jacques Cormery

Maya Sansa

Maya Sansa

Catherine Cormery (1924)

Catherine Sola

Catherine Sola

Catherine Cormery (1957)

Denis Podalydès

Denis Podalydès

Professor Bernard

U

Ulla Baugué

Grandma

Nicolas Giraud

Nicolas Giraud

Uncle Étienne (1924)

N

Nino Jouglet

Jacques as a child

A

Abdelkarim Benhabouccha

Hamoud

H

Hachemi Abdelmalek

Aziz

D

Djamel Hadj Saïd

Hamoud as a child

Jean-Paul Bonnaire

Jean-Paul Bonnaire

Uncle Étienne (1957)

Jean-François Stévenin

Jean-François Stévenin

Farmer

Michel Crémadès

Michel Crémadès

Graveyard keeper

M

Mickaël Batret

Student at the wheel (as Michael Batret)

Jean Benoit Souilh

Jean Benoit Souilh

Student

N

Nicolas Lublin

Journalist

F

Florent Chesne

Student at the balcony

Franck Mercadal

Franck Mercadal

Speaker

A

Alexandre Michel

Student

B

Benoit Bertran de Balanda

Student

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