The First Man

The First Man

2011
1h 41m
6.5

6.5/10

39 votes • View on IMDb
Overview

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.

Status: Released

Revenue: $757,000

Language: FR

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Production Information

Production Companies
Laïth Média Soudaine Compagnie Maison de Cinema France 3 Cinéma Cattleya RAI Cinema
Production Countries
Algeria France Italy
Spoken Languages
French Arabic

Quick Facts

Original Title Le Premier Homme
Release Date September 9, 2011
Status Released
Language FR
IMDb ID tt1349457

Cast

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
Ulla Baugué

Grandma

Nicolas Giraud
Nicolas Giraud

Uncle Étienne (1924)

Nino Jouglet
Nino Jouglet

Jacques as a child

Abdelkarim Benhabouccha
Abdelkarim Benhabouccha

Hamoud

Hachemi Abdelmalek
Hachemi Abdelmalek

Aziz

Djamel Hadj Saïd
Djamel Hadj Saïd

Hamoud as a child

Jean-Paul Bonnaire
Jean-Paul Bonnaire

Uncle Étienne (1957)

Jean-François Stévenin
Jean-François Stévenin

Farmer

Key Crew

Gianni Amelio
Director
Gianni Amelio
Writer
Bruno Pésery
Producer
Marco Chimenz
Producer
Giovanni Stabilini
Producer
Philippe Carcassonne
Producer
Riccardo Tozzi
Producer

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