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The First Man

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Calorie Rating: 142
Released: 2011-09-09
Running Time: 101 Minutes
Studios: Laïth Média, Soudaine Compagnie, Maison de Cinema, France 3 Cinéma, Cattleya, RAI Cinema,


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.

Director / Directors



Cast

Jacques Gamblin
Character: Jacques Cormery
Maya Sansa
Character: Catherine Cormery (1924)
Catherine Sola
Character: Catherine Cormery (1957)

Denis Podalydès
Character: Professor Bernard
Ulla Baugué
Character: Grandma
Nicolas Giraud
Character: Uncle Étienne (1924)

Nino Jouglet
Character: Jacques as a child
Abdelkarim Benhabouccha
Character: Hamoud
Hachemi Abdelmalek
Character: Aziz

Djamel Hadj Saïd
Character: Hamoud as a child
Jean-Paul Bonnaire
Character: Uncle Étienne (1957)
Jean-François Stévenin
Character: Farmer

Michel Crémadès
Character: Graveyard keeper
Mickaël Batret
Character: Student at the wheel (as Michael Batret)
Jean Benoit Souilh
Character: Student

Nicolas Lublin
Character: Journalist
Florent Chesne
Character: Student at the balcony
Franck Mercadal
Character: Speaker

Alexandre Michel
Character: Student
Benoit Bertran de Balanda
Character: Student
Barthélémy Gilet
Character: Jacques' classmate

Jean-Bastien Perichon
Character: Jacques' classmate
Nathan Blanchedan
Character: Jacques's classmate
Mohammed Boubker
Character: Dogcatcher

Mohammed Boubker Jr.
Character: Dogcatcher's son
Régis Romele
Character: Butcher

Jérôme Le Paulmier
Character: Mill owner
Adij Benguettat
Character: Mill owner's assistant
Celia Ouled Mohand
Character: Child at the tipography

Roumayca Abbou
Character: Child on the stairs
Ygal Egry
Character: French officer
Mohammed Zahir Taifour
Character: Hamoud's brother

Sacha Petronijevic
Character: Civil servant
Hanaë Bardiaux
Character: Girl in the bar
Maurice Antoni
Character: Examining teacher

Alexandre Delamadeleine
Character: Henri Cormery
Franck Beckmann
Character: Settler
Oualahi Messouda
Character: Aziz's mother


Production and Crew


Franco Piersanti
Original Music Composer
Yves Cape
Director of Photography
Arnaud de Moléron
Production Design

Patricia Colin
Costume Design

Luan Amelio Ujkaj
Second Assistant Camera

Yacine Laloui
Co-Producer