The First Man (2011)

Drama

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
Catherine Cormery (1924)
Uncle Étienne (1957)
Graveyard keeper
Student at the wheel (as Michael Batret)
Student at the balcony
Catherine Cormery (1957)
Jacques' classmate
Jacques' classmate
Jacques's classmate
Dogcatcher's son
Mill owner's assistant
Child at the tipography
Professor Bernard
Child on the stairs
French officer
Civil servant
Girl in the bar
Examining teacher
Aziz's mother
Uncle Étienne (1924)
Jacques as a child
Hamoud as a child

Crew

Director of Photography
Production Design
Costume Design
Original Music Composer
Co-Producer
Second Assistant Camera