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The First Man 2011 Directed by Gianni Amelio Le Premier Homme

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.

Country France
Production Countries Algeria , France , Italy
Language French
Spoken Language French
Gnere Drama
Release Date 9 September 2011
101 mins
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
Ulla Baugué
Ulla Baugué Grandma
Nicolas Giraud
Nicolas Giraud Uncle Étienne (1924)
Nino Jouglet
Nino Jouglet Jacques as a child
Abdelkarim Benhabouccha
Abdelkarim Benhabouccha Hamoud
Hachemi Abdelmalek
Hachemi Abdelmalek Aziz
Djamel Hadj Saïd
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
Mickaël Batret
Mickaël Batret Student at the wheel (as Michael Batret)
Jean Benoit Souilh
Jean Benoit Souilh Student
Nicolas Lublin
Nicolas Lublin Journalist
Florent Chesne
Florent Chesne Student at the balcony
Franck Mercadal
Franck Mercadal Speaker
Alexandre Michel
Alexandre Michel Student
Benoit Bertran de Balanda
Benoit Bertran de Balanda Student
Barthélémy Gilet
Barthélémy Gilet Jacques' classmate
Jean-Bastien Perichon
Jean-Bastien Perichon Jacques' classmate
Nathan Blanchedan
Nathan Blanchedan Jacques's classmate
Mohammed Boubker
Mohammed Boubker Dogcatcher
Mohammed Boubker Jr.
Mohammed Boubker Jr. Dogcatcher's son
Christophe Dimitri Réveille
Christophe Dimitri Réveille Antoine
Régis Romele
Régis Romele Butcher
Jérôme Le Paulmier
Jérôme Le Paulmier Mill owner
Adij Benguettat
Adij Benguettat Mill owner's assistant
Celia Ouled Mohand
Celia Ouled Mohand Child at the tipography
Roumayca Abbou
Roumayca Abbou Child on the stairs
Ygal Egry
Ygal Egry French officer
Mohammed Zahir Taifour
Mohammed Zahir Taifour Hamoud's brother
Sacha Petronijevic
Sacha Petronijevic Civil servant
Hanaë Bardiaux
Hanaë Bardiaux Girl in the bar
Maurice Antoni
Maurice Antoni Examining teacher
Alexandre Delamadeleine
Alexandre Delamadeleine Henri Cormery
Franck Beckmann
Franck Beckmann Settler
Oualahi Messouda
Oualahi Messouda Aziz's mother
Crew
Director
Gianni Amelio
Gianni Amelio
Writer
Gianni Amelio
Gianni Amelio
Producers
Bruno Pésery
Bruno Pésery
Giovanni Stabilini
Giovanni Stabilini
Marco Chimenz
Marco Chimenz
Riccardo Tozzi
Riccardo Tozzi
Philippe Carcassonne
Philippe Carcassonne
Yacine Laloui
Yacine Laloui
Cinematography
Yves Cape
Yves Cape
Composer
Franco Piersanti
Franco Piersanti
Editor
Carlo Simeoni
Carlo Simeoni
Production Design
Arnaud de Moléron
Arnaud de Moléron
Sound
François Waledisch
François Waledisch
Élisabeth Paquotte
Élisabeth Paquotte
Stéphane Thiébaut
Stéphane Thiébaut
Original Writer
Albert Camus
Albert Camus
Costume Design
Patricia Colin
Patricia Colin