The First Man
101 mins
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.
Ulla Baugué
Grandma
Nino Jouglet
Jacques as a child
Abdelkarim Benhabouccha
Hamoud
Djamel Hadj Saïd
Hamoud as a child
Mickaël Batret
Student at the wheel (as Michael Batret)
Nicolas Lublin
Journalist
Florent Chesne
Student at the balcony
Alexandre Michel
Student
Benoit Bertran de Balanda
Student
Barthélémy Gilet
Jacques' classmate
Jean-Bastien Perichon
Jacques' classmate
Nathan Blanchedan
Jacques's classmate
Mohammed Boubker
Dogcatcher
Mohammed Boubker Jr.
Dogcatcher's son
Jérôme Le Paulmier
Mill owner
Adij Benguettat
Mill owner's assistant
Celia Ouled Mohand
Child at the tipography
Roumayca Abbou
Child on the stairs
Ygal Egry
French officer
Mohammed Zahir Taifour
Hamoud's brother
Hanaë Bardiaux
Girl in the bar
Alexandre Delamadeleine
Henri Cormery
Oualahi Messouda
Aziz's mother
Arnaud de Moléron
Production Design
Yves Cape
Director of Photography
Carlo Simeoni
Editor
Patricia Colin
Costume Design
Yacine Laloui
Co-Producer
Bruno Pésery
Producer
Marco Chimenz
Producer
Giovanni Stabilini
Producer
François Waledisch
Sound
Riccardo Tozzi
Producer
