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The First Man

65 %|Sep 9, 2011|Drama

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.

Featured Crew

Gianni Amelio
Director
Franco Piersanti
Original Music Composer
Arnaud de Moléron
Production Design
Yves Cape
Director of Photography
Gianni Amelio
Writer
Carlo Simeoni
Editor
Patricia Colin
Costume Design
Albert Camus
Novel

Cast

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Jacques Gamblin
Jacques Cormery
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Maya Sansa
Catherine Cormery (1924)
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Catherine Sola
Catherine Cormery (1957)
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Denis Podalydès
Professor Bernard
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Nicolas Giraud
Uncle Étienne (1924)
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Nino Jouglet
Jacques as a child
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Djamel Hadj Saïd
Hamoud as a child
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Jean-Paul Bonnaire
Uncle Étienne (1957)
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Michel Crémadès
Graveyard keeper
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Mickaël Batret
Student at the wheel (as Michael Batret)
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Nicolas Lublin
Journalist
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Florent Chesne
Student at the balcony
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Barthélémy Gilet
Jacques' classmate
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Jean-Bastien Perichon
Jacques' classmate
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Nathan Blanchedan
Jacques's classmate
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Mohammed Boubker Jr.
Dogcatcher's son
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Adij Benguettat
Mill owner's assistant
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Celia Ouled Mohand
Child at the tipography
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Roumayca Abbou
Child on the stairs
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Ygal Egry
French officer
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Mohammed Zahir Taifour
Hamoud's brother
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Sacha Petronijevic
Civil servant
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Hanaë Bardiaux
Girl in the bar
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Maurice Antoni
Examining teacher
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Oualahi Messouda
Aziz's mother