The First Man
2011
1h 41min
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.
Storyline
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.
Released
September 2011
Runtime
1h 41min
Director
Genre
Status
Released
Language
French
Production
Laïth Média, Soudaine Compagnie, Maison de Cinema, France 3 Cinéma, Cattleya, RAI Cinema
Cast
Jacques Gamblin
Jacques Cormery
Maya Sansa
Catherine Cormery (1924)
Catherine Sola
Catherine Cormery (1957)
Denis Podalydès
Professor Bernard
Ulla Baugué
Grandma
Nicolas Giraud
Uncle Étienne (1924)
Nino Jouglet
Jacques as a child
Abdelkarim Benhabouccha
Hamoud
Hachemi Abdelmalek
Aziz
Djamel Hadj Saïd
Hamoud as a child
Jean-Paul Bonnaire
Uncle Étienne (1957)
Jean-François Stévenin
Farmer
Michel Crémadès
Graveyard keeper
Mickaël Batret
Student at the wheel (as Michael Batret)
Jean Benoit Souilh
Student
Nicolas Lublin
Journalist
Florent Chesne
Student at the balcony
Franck Mercadal
Speaker
Alexandre Michel
Student
Benoit Bertran de Balanda
Student
Barthélémy Gilet
Jacques' classmate
Jean-Bastien Perichon
Jacques' classmate
Nathan Blanchedan
Jacques's classmate
Mohammed Boubker
Dogcatcher
Mohammed Boubker Jr.
Dogcatcher's son
Christophe Dimitri Réveille
Antoine
Régis Romele
Butcher
Jérôme Le Paulmier
Mill owner
Adij Benguettat
Mill owner's assistant
Celia Ouled Mohand
Child at the tipography
Roumayca Abbou
Child on the stairs
Ygal Egry
French officer
Mohammed Zahir Taifour
Hamoud's brother
Sacha Petronijevic
Civil servant
Hanaë Bardiaux
Girl in the bar
Maurice Antoni
Examining teacher
Alexandre Delamadeleine
Henri Cormery
Franck Beckmann
Settler
Oualahi Messouda
Aziz's mother
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