CinemaOSMovie · 2011 · 1h 41m

The First Man

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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.

Directed byGianni Amelio

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 41m
Language
FR
Released
September 9, 2011
Revenue
$757,000
Studios
France 3 CinémaCattleyaRAI Cinema

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Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
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

Creative team
Directed by
Gianni Amelio
Gianni Amelio
Written by
Gianni Amelio
Gianni Amelio
Produced by
Riccardo Tozzi
Giovanni Stabilini

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