Poster of The First Man

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

Original Language: fr

Genres: Unknown Genre

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2.389

Cast Members

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

Adij Benguettat

Mill owner's assistant

Celia Ouled Mohand

Child at the tipography

Roumayca Abbou

Child on the stairs

Ygal Egry

French officer

Mohammed Zahir Taifour

Hamoud's brother

Sacha Petronijevic

Civil servant

Hanaë Bardiaux

Girl in the bar

Maurice Antoni

Examining teacher

Oualahi Messouda

Aziz's mother