The First Man

The First Man

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 for The First Man...

Jacques Gamblin
Jacques Cormery
Maya Sansa
Catherine Cormery (1924)
Catherine Sola
Catherine Cormery (1957)
Denis Podalydès
Professor Bernard
Nicolas Giraud
Uncle Étienne (1924)
Nino Jouglet
Jacques as a child
Djamel Hadj Saïd
Hamoud as a child
Jean-Paul Bonnaire
Uncle Étienne (1957)
Michel Crémadès
Graveyard keeper
Mickaël Batret
Student at the wheel (as Michael Batret)
Nicolas Lublin
Journalist
Florent Chesne
Student at the balcony
Barthélémy Gilet
Jacques' classmate
Jean-Bastien Perichon
Jacques' classmate
Nathan Blanchedan
Jacques's classmate
Mohammed Boubker Jr.
Dogcatcher's son
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
Sacha Petronijevic
Civil servant
Hanaë Bardiaux
Girl in the bar
Maurice Antoni
Examining teacher
Oualahi Messouda
Aziz's mother