The First Man (2011)
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
- 2011-09-09
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Gianni Amelio
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 from 42 votes
Cast
- Jacques Gamblin as Jacques Cormery
- Maya Sansa as Catherine Cormery (1924)
- Catherine Sola as Catherine Cormery (1957)
- Denis Podalydès as Professor Bernard
- Ulla Baugué as Grandma
- Nicolas Giraud as Uncle Étienne (1924)
- Nino Jouglet as Jacques as a child
- Abdelkarim Benhabouccha as Hamoud
- Hachemi Abdelmalek as Aziz
- Djamel Hadj Saïd as Hamoud as a child
- Jean-Paul Bonnaire as Uncle Étienne (1957)
- Jean-François Stévenin as Farmer