
Feature film — 2011
The First Man (2011)
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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A high-signal pick with 42 votes.
Laïth Média / Soudaine Compagnie / Maison de Cinema / France 3 Cinéma / Cattleya / RAI Cinema
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Director: Gianni Amelio
On screen
Cast & crew

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
