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The First Man

Film

The First Man

6.5

1h 41m

2011

Synopsis

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

Trailer

Drama

Cast & Crew

Jacques Gamblin

Jacques Gamblin

as Jacques Cormery

Maya Sansa

Maya Sansa

as Catherine Cormery (1924)

Catherine Sola

Catherine Sola

as Catherine Cormery (1957)

Denis Podalydès

Denis Podalydès

as Professor Bernard

Ulla Baugué

as Grandma

Nicolas Giraud

Nicolas Giraud

as Uncle Étienne (1924)

Nino Jouglet

as Jacques as a child

Abdelkarim Benhabouccha

as Hamoud

Hachemi Abdelmalek

as Aziz

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