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.
Directed by: Gianni Amelio
Top Billed Cast: Denis Podalydès, Mohammed Boubker, Hanaë Bardiaux
Runtime: 101 minutes
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Jacques Gamblin
Jacques Cormery
Maya Sansa
Catherine Cormery (1924)
Catherine Sola
Catherine Cormery (1957)
Denis Podalydès
Professor Bernard
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Ulla Baugué
Grandma
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
Uncle Étienne (1957)
Jean-François Stévenin
Farmer
Michel Crémadès
Graveyard keeper
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Mickaël Batret
Student at the wheel (as Michael Batret)
Jean Benoit Souilh
Student
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Nicolas Lublin
Journalist
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Florent Chesne
Student at the balcony
Franck Mercadal
Speaker
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Alexandre Michel
Student
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Benoit Bertran de Balanda
Student
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Barthélémy Gilet
Jacques' classmate
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Jean-Bastien Perichon
Jacques' classmate
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Nathan Blanchedan
Jacques's classmate
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Mohammed Boubker
Dogcatcher
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Mohammed Boubker Jr.
Dogcatcher's son
Christophe Dimitri Réveille
Antoine
Régis Romele
Butcher
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Jérôme Le Paulmier
Mill owner
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Adij Benguettat
Mill owner's assistant
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Celia Ouled Mohand
Child at the tipography
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Roumayca Abbou
Child on the stairs
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Ygal Egry
French officer
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Mohammed Zahir Taifour
Hamoud's brother
Sacha Petronijevic
Civil servant
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Hanaë Bardiaux
Girl in the bar
Maurice Antoni
Examining teacher
