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The First Man

The First Man

2011•1h 41m•6.5/10
Drama

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6.5/10(38)

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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Production

Laïth Média, Soudaine Compagnie, Maison de Cinema, France 3 Cinéma, Cattleya, RAI Cinema

Language

FR

Status

Released

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Cast

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

Ulla Baugué

Grandma

Nicolas Giraud

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

Jean-Paul Bonnaire

Uncle Étienne (1957)

Jean-François Stévenin

Jean-François Stévenin

Farmer

Michel Crémadès

Michel Crémadès

Graveyard keeper

Mickaël Batret

Student at the wheel (as Michael Batret)

Jean Benoit Souilh

Jean Benoit Souilh

Student

Nicolas Lublin

Journalist

Florent Chesne

Student at the balcony

Franck Mercadal

Franck Mercadal

Speaker

Alexandre Michel

Student

Benoit Bertran de Balanda

Student

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