The First Man

(2011)

★ 6.5 IMDb · 41 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 2011

Runtime: 101 мин

Country: Algeria, France

Director: Gianni Amelio

Cast: Жак Гамблен, Майя Санса, Catherine Sola, Denis Podalydès, Ulla Baugué, Николя Жиро, Nino Jouglet, Abdelkarim Benhabouccha, Hachemi Abdelmalek, Djamel Hadj Saïd

Plot

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.