The First Man
2011•1h 41m•6.5•Released
Drama
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.
Director
Gianni Amelio
Writer
Gianni Amelio
Revenue
$1M
Languages
French, Arabic
Studio
Laïth Média
Cast
Jacques Gamblin
Jacques Cormery
Maya Sansa
Catherine Cormery (1924)
Catherine Sola
Catherine Cormery (1957)
Denis Podalydès
Professor Bernard
Ulla Baugué
Grandma
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
Uncle Étienne (1957)
Jean-François Stévenin
Farmer
Michel Crémadès
Graveyard keeper
Mickaël Batret
Student at the wheel (as Michael Batret)
Jean Benoit Souilh
Student
Production
Company
Laïth Média
Company
Soudaine Compagnie
Company
Maison de Cinema
Company
France 3 Cinéma
Company
Cattleya
Company
RAI Cinema
Producer
Riccardo Tozzi
Producer
Giovanni Stabilini
Producer
Marco Chimenz
Producer
Bruno Pésery
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