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Film / 2011
The First Man
Directed by
Gianni Amelio
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 story
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 GamblinJacques Cormery
Maya SansaCatherine Cormery (1924)
Catherine SolaCatherine Cormery (1957)
Denis PodalydèsProfessor Bernard
Ulla BauguéGrandma
Nicolas GiraudUncle Étienne (1924)
Nino JougletJacques as a child
Abdelkarim BenhaboucchaHamoud
Hachemi AbdelmalekAziz
Djamel Hadj SaïdHamoud as a child
Jean-Paul BonnaireUncle Étienne (1957)
Jean-François StéveninFarmer
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Michel CrémadèsGraveyard keeper
Mickaël BatretStudent at the wheel (as Michael Batret)
Jean Benoit SouilhStudent
Nicolas LublinJournalist
Florent ChesneStudent at the balcony
Franck MercadalSpeaker
Alexandre MichelStudent
Benoit Bertran de BalandaStudent
Barthélémy GiletJacques' classmate
Jean-Bastien PerichonJacques' classmate
Nathan BlanchedanJacques's classmate
Mohammed BoubkerDogcatcher
Mohammed Boubker Jr.Dogcatcher's son
Christophe Dimitri RéveilleAntoine
Régis RomeleButcher
Jérôme Le PaulmierMill owner
Adij BenguettatMill owner's assistant
Celia Ouled MohandChild at the tipography
Roumayca AbbouChild on the stairs
Ygal EgryFrench officer
Mohammed Zahir TaifourHamoud's brother
Sacha PetronijevicCivil servant
Hanaë BardiauxGirl in the bar
Maurice AntoniExamining teacher
Alexandre DelamadeleineHenri Cormery
Franck BeckmannSettler
Oualahi MessoudaAziz's mother
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