True Chronicles of the Blida Joinville Psychiatric Hospital in the Last Century, when Dr Frantz Fanon Was Head of the Fifth Ward between 1953 and 1956
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July 23, 2025
1h 31m
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1953, colonized Algeria. Fanon, a young black psychiatrist is appointed head doctor at the Blida-Joinville Hospital. He was putting his theories of ‘Institutional Psychotherapy’ into practice in opposition to the racist theories of the Algies School of Psychiatry, while a war broke out in his own wards.
Production
Atlas Film Production, Shellac Sud
Language
Arabic, French
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Cast
Alexandre Desane
Frantz Fanon
Frantz Fanon
Self (archive footage)
Gérard Dubouche
Dr. Ramée
Nicolas Dromard
The Hospital Director
Omar Boulakirba
Mr. Charef
Catherine Boskowitz
The Head Nurse
Amal Kateb
Juliette/Cléopâtre
Rachid Benallal
Nouï
Chahrazad Kracheni
Josie Fanon
Frédéric Restagno
The Police Commissioner
Abdelkader Affak
The Survivor
Tahar Benayachi
The Locked Up
