The First Man
IMDB:
6.5
Released
9/9/2011
Duration
1h 41m
Genre
Drama
Country
Algeria
Cast
Jacques Gamblin, Maya Sansa, Catherine Sola
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.
The First Man
IMDB:
6.5Released
9/9/2011
Genre
Drama
Cast
Jacques Gamblin, Maya Sansa, Catherine Sola
Duration
1h 41m
Country
Algeria
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.
Cast
Jacques Cormery
Jacques Gamblin
Catherine Cormery (1924)
Maya Sansa
Catherine Cormery (1957)
Catherine Sola
Professor Bernard
Denis Podalydès
Grandma
Ulla Baugué
Uncle Étienne (1924)
Nicolas Giraud
Jacques as a child
Nino Jouglet
Hamoud
Abdelkarim Benhabouccha
Aziz
Hachemi Abdelmalek
Hamoud as a child
Djamel Hadj Saïd
Uncle Étienne (1957)
Jean-Paul Bonnaire
Farmer
