THE FIRST MAN (2011)

The First Man
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The First Man
Drama
September 9, 2011
French
1h 41m
France
Laïth Média

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.

Cast & Characters

Jacques Gamblin

Jacques Cormery

Maya Sansa

Catherine Cormery (1924)

Catherine Sola

Catherine Cormery (1957)

Denis Podalydès

Professor Bernard

Nicolas Giraud

Uncle Étienne (1924)

Nino Jouglet

Jacques as a child

Djamel Hadj Saïd

Hamoud as a child

Jean-Paul Bonnaire

Uncle Étienne (1957)

Michel Crémadès

Graveyard keeper

Mickaël Batret

Student at the wheel (as Michael Batret)

Nicolas Lublin

Journalist

Florent Chesne

Student at the balcony

Barthélémy Gilet

Jacques' classmate

Jean-Bastien Perichon

Jacques' classmate

Nathan Blanchedan

Jacques's classmate

Mohammed Boubker Jr.

Dogcatcher's son

Crew

Franco Piersanti

Original Music Composer

Yves Cape

Director of Photography