The First Man
Le Premier Homme
Release: 2011-09-09
·Runtime: 101m
·★ 6.5
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.
Production Countries
Algeria
France
Italy
Production Companies
Laïth Média
Soudaine Compagnie
Maison de Cinema
France 3 Cinéma
Cattleya
RAI Cinema
Cast
Jacques Gamblin
as Jacques Cormery
Maya Sansa
as Catherine Cormery (1924)
Catherine Sola
as Catherine Cormery (1957)
Denis Podalydès
as Professor Bernard
Nicolas Giraud
as Uncle Étienne (1924)
Jean-Paul Bonnaire
as Uncle Étienne (1957)
Jean-François Stévenin
as Farmer
Michel Crémadès
as Graveyard keeper
Jean Benoit Souilh
as Student
Franck Mercadal
as Speaker
Christophe Dimitri Réveille
as Antoine
Régis Romele
as Butcher
Sacha Petronijevic
as Civil servant
Maurice Antoni
as Examining teacher
Franck Beckmann
as Settler
