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The First Man (2011)

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.

Release: 2011-09-09
Runtime: 101 min
Rating: 6.5 / 10
Cast
Jacques Gamblin
Jacques Gamblin
Jacques Cormery
Maya Sansa
Maya Sansa
Catherine Cormery (1924)
Catherine Sola
Catherine Sola
Catherine Cormery (1957)
Denis Podalydès
Denis Podalydès
Professor Bernard
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Ulla Baugué
Grandma
Nicolas Giraud
Nicolas Giraud
Uncle Étienne (1924)
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Nino Jouglet
Jacques as a child
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Abdelkarim Benhabouccha
Hamoud
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Hachemi Abdelmalek
Aziz
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Djamel Hadj Saïd
Hamoud as a child
Jean-Paul Bonnaire
Jean-Paul Bonnaire
Uncle Étienne (1957)
Jean-François Stévenin
Jean-François Stévenin
Farmer
Michel Crémadès
Michel Crémadès
Graveyard keeper
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Mickaël Batret
Student at the wheel (as Michael Batret)
Jean Benoit Souilh
Jean Benoit Souilh
Student
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Nicolas Lublin
Journalist
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Florent Chesne
Student at the balcony
Franck Mercadal
Franck Mercadal
Speaker