The First Man

September. 09,2011      
Rating:
6.8
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Jacques Gamblin as  Jacques Cormery
Maya Sansa as  Catherine Cormery (1924)
Catherine Sola as  Catherine Cormery (1957)
Denis Podalydès as  Professor Bernard
Nicolas Giraud as  Uncle Étienne (1924)
Jean-Paul Bonnaire as  Uncle Étienne (1957)
Michel Crémadès as  Graveyard keeper
Jean Benoit Souilh as  Student
Franck Mercadal as  Speaker

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Reviews

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Highly Overrated But Still Good

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2011/09/10

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Rosie Searle
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It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

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Bumpy Chip
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