The First Man
Overview
Cast & Crew
Production House
The Plot
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.
Run Time
1h 41m
Genre
Drama
Release Date
09 Sep 2011
Country
Algeria, France, Italy
Language
French, Arabic
Director & Producers
Top Billed Cast
Jacques GamblinJacques Cormery
Maya SansaCatherine Cormery (1924)
Catherine SolaCatherine Cormery (1957)
Denis PodalydèsProfessor Bernard
Grandma
Nicolas GiraudUncle Étienne (1924)
Jacques as a child
Hamoud
Aziz
Hamoud as a child
Jean-Paul BonnaireUncle Étienne (1957)
Jean-François StéveninFarmer
Laïth Média
Soudaine Compagnie
Maison de Cinema


Gianni Amelio
Bruno Pésery
Philippe Carcassonne
Albert Camus
Franco Piersanti
Élisabeth Paquotte
Stéphane Thiébaut
Luan Amelio Ujkaj