The First Man (2011)

6.5/10 • 101 min • 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.

Cast

Jacques Gamblin

Jacques Cormery

Maya Sansa

Catherine Cormery (1924)

Catherine Sola

Catherine Cormery (1957)

Denis Podalydès

Professor Bernard

Nicolas Giraud

Uncle Étienne (1924)

Jean-Paul Bonnaire

Uncle Étienne (1957)

Jean-François Stévenin

Farmer

Michel Crémadès

Graveyard keeper

Jean Benoit Souilh

Student

Franck Mercadal

Speaker

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