 on the heels of their sixtime academy award winning smash la la land oscar winning director damien chazelle and star ryan gosling reteam for universal pictures first man the riveting story behind the first manned mission to the moon focusing on neil armstrong and the decade leading to the historic apollo 11 flight a visceral and intimate account told from armstrong s perspective based on the book by james r hansen the film explores the triumphs and the cost on armstrong his family his colleagues and the nation itself of one of the most dangerous missions in history damien chazelle mostra internazionale d arte cinematografica toronto international film festival 