Film

The First Man

Name: The First Man
Director: Gianni Amelio
Released: 2011
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Jacques Gamblin, Maya Sansa, Denis Podalydès, Catherine Sola, Nicolas Giraud

2011 · 100 min · ★ 6.5 · Dir. Gianni Amelio

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.