The First Man

The First Man

2011101 min
6.5/10
Drama

Plot Summary

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 (39)

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

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Ulla Baugué

Grandma

Nicolas Giraud

Nicolas Giraud

Uncle Étienne (1924)

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Nino Jouglet

Jacques as a child

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Abdelkarim Benhabouccha

Hamoud

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Hachemi Abdelmalek

Aziz

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Djamel Hadj Saïd

Hamoud as a child

Jean-Paul Bonnaire

Jean-Paul Bonnaire

Uncle Étienne (1957)

Jean-François Stévenin

Jean-François Stévenin

Farmer

🎬Crew

Director

Gianni Amelio

Writers

Gianni Amelio

Producers

Riccardo Tozzi, Giovanni Stabilini, Marco Chimenz, Bruno Pésery, Philippe Carcassonne

🖼️Gallery (1 images)

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Production Companies

France 3 Cinéma
Cattleya