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.
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Jacques Gamblin
Jacques Cormery
Known for
The First Day of the Rest of Your Life
The Names of Love
Maya Sansa
Catherine Cormery (1924)
Known for
Collateral
Good Morning, Night
Catherine Sola
Catherine Cormery (1957)
Known for
Last Tango in Paris
Farewell, Friend
Denis Podalydès
Professor Bernard
Known for
Neuilly Yo Mama!
The Teacher
Ulla Baugué
Grandma
No other roles listed
Nicolas Giraud
Uncle Étienne (1924)
Known for
Taken
The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec
Nino Jouglet
Jacques as a child
No other roles listed
Abdelkarim Benhabouccha
Hamoud
No other roles listed
Hachemi Abdelmalek
Aziz
No other roles listed
Djamel Hadj Saïd
Hamoud as a child
No other roles listed
Jean-Paul Bonnaire
Uncle Étienne (1957)
Known for
The Chorus
Ducoboo
Jean-François Stévenin
Farmer
Known for
Brotherhood of the Wolf
Small Change
Gianni Amelio Director · Albert Camus Author Franco Piersanti Composer
Worldwide gross $757K · First release September 9, 2011 · Produced in Algeria, France, Italy
Box office
Worldwide gross
$757,000
Production
Laïth Média
Production
Soudaine Compagnie
Production
Maison de Cinema
Production
France 3 Cinéma
Production
Cattleya
Production
RAI Cinema
Production
Algeria · France · Italy
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Languages
Original title
Le Premier Homme
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
Arabic · French
Release dates
Canada · September 9, 2011
Theatrical
France · April 3, 2013
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Italy
April 20, 2012 · Theatrical
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