The First Man
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.
Release Date:
2011-09-09
Runtime:
101 minutes
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Starring:
Jacques Gamblin
as Jacques Cormery
Maya Sansa
as Catherine Cormery (1924)
Catherine Sola
as Catherine Cormery (1957)
Denis Podalydès
as Professor Bernard
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Ulla Baugué
as Grandma
Nicolas Giraud
as Uncle Étienne (1924)
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Nino Jouglet
as Jacques as a child
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Abdelkarim Benhabouccha
as Hamoud
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Hachemi Abdelmalek
as Aziz
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Djamel Hadj Saïd
as Hamoud as a child
Jean-Paul Bonnaire
as Uncle Étienne (1957)
Jean-François Stévenin
as Farmer
Michel Crémadès
as Graveyard keeper
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Mickaël Batret
as Student at the wheel (as Michael Batret)
Jean Benoit Souilh
as Student
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Nicolas Lublin
as Journalist
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Florent Chesne
as Student at the balcony
Franck Mercadal
as Speaker
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Alexandre Michel
as Student
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Benoit Bertran de Balanda
as Student
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Barthélémy Gilet
as Jacques' classmate
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Jean-Bastien Perichon
as Jacques' classmate
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Nathan Blanchedan
as Jacques's classmate
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Mohammed Boubker
as Dogcatcher
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Mohammed Boubker Jr.
as Dogcatcher's son
Christophe Dimitri Réveille
as Antoine
Régis Romele
as Butcher
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Jérôme Le Paulmier
as Mill owner
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Adij Benguettat
as Mill owner's assistant
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Celia Ouled Mohand
as Child at the tipography