The First Man
The First Man

The First Man

6.5
September 9, 2011
1h 41m
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.

Directed by: Gianni Amelio

Top Cast

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

Ulla Baugué

Ulla Baugué

Grandma

Nicolas Giraud

Nicolas Giraud

Uncle Étienne (1924)

Nino Jouglet

Nino Jouglet

Jacques as a child

Abdelkarim Benhabouccha

Abdelkarim Benhabouccha

Hamoud

Hachemi Abdelmalek

Hachemi Abdelmalek

Aziz

Djamel Hadj Saïd

Djamel Hadj Saïd

Hamoud as a child

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