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    The First Man

    101'

    2011-09-09

    6.5

    Drama

    Overview:

    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.

    DirectingGianni AmelioWritingGianni Amelio

    Cast

    1

    Jacques Cormery

    Jacques Gamblin

    1

    Catherine Cormery (1924)

    Maya Sansa

    1

    Catherine Cormery (1957)

    Catherine Sola

    1

    Professor Bernard

    Denis Podalydès

    1

    Grandma

    Ulla Baugué

    1

    Uncle Étienne (1924)

    Nicolas Giraud

    1

    Jacques as a child

    Nino Jouglet

    1

    Hamoud

    Abdelkarim Benhabouccha

    1

    Aziz

    Hachemi Abdelmalek

    1

    Hamoud as a child

    Djamel Hadj Saïd

    1

    Uncle Étienne (1957)

    Jean-Paul Bonnaire

    1

    Farmer

    Jean-François Stévenin

    1

    Graveyard keeper

    Michel Crémadès

    1

    Student at the wheel (as Michael Batret)

    Mickaël Batret

    1

    Student

    Jean Benoit Souilh

    1

    Journalist

    Nicolas Lublin

    1

    Student at the balcony

    Florent Chesne

    1

    Speaker

    Franck Mercadal

    1

    Student

    Alexandre Michel

    1

    Student

    Benoit Bertran de Balanda

    1

    Jacques' classmate

    Barthélémy Gilet

    1

    Jacques' classmate

    Jean-Bastien Perichon

    1

    Jacques's classmate

    Nathan Blanchedan

    1

    Dogcatcher

    Mohammed Boubker

    1

    Dogcatcher's son

    Mohammed Boubker Jr.

    1

    Antoine

    Christophe Dimitri...

    1

    Butcher

    Régis Romele

    1

    Mill owner

    Jérôme Le Paulmier

    1

    Mill owner's assistant

    Adij Benguettat

    1

    Child at the tipography

    Celia Ouled Mohand

    1

    Child on the stairs

    Roumayca Abbou

    1

    French officer

    Ygal Egry

    1

    Hamoud's brother

    Mohammed Zahir Taifour

    1

    Civil servant

    Sacha Petronijevic

    1

    Girl in the bar

    Hanaë Bardiaux

    1

    Examining teacher

    Maurice Antoni

    1

    Henri Cormery

    Alexandre Delamadeleine

    2

    Settler

    Franck Beckmann

    1

    Aziz's mother

    Oualahi Messouda

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 757000
    • List of countries:
      1. Algeria
      2. France
      3. Italy
    • List of languages:
      1. French
      2. Arabic
    • List of companies:
      1. Laïth Média
      2. Soudaine Compagnie
      3. Maison de Cinema
      4. France 3 Cinéma
      5. Cattleya
      6. RAI Cinema
    • Vote Count: 42
    • Popularity: 0.6212
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:Le Premier Homme

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