The First Man (2011)
September 9, 2011
Drama
1h 41m


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.
Cast & Crew
- Director
- Gianni Amelio
- Jacques Cormery Jacques Gamblin
- Catherine Cormery (1924) Maya Sansa
- Catherine Cormery (1957) Catherine Sola
- Professor Bernard Denis Podalydès
- Uncle Étienne (1924) Nicolas Giraud
- Uncle Étienne (1957) Jean-Paul Bonnaire
- Farmer Jean-François Stévenin
- Graveyard keeper Michel Crémadès