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
Chroniques fidèles survenues au siècle dernier à l’hôpital psychiatrique Blida-Joinville, au temps où le Docteur Frantz Fanon était chef de la cinquième division entre 1953 et 1956
History
Drama
Documentary
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.
2025-07-23
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Cast
Director
Abdenour Zahzah
Alexandre Desane as Frantz Fanon
Frantz Fanon as Self (archive footage)
Gérard Dubouche as Dr. Ramée
Nicolas Dromard as The Hospital Director
Omar Boulakirba as Mr. Charef
Catherine Boskowitz as The Head Nurse
Amal Kateb as Juliette/Cléopâtre
Rachid Benallal as Nouï
Chahrazad Kracheni as Josie Fanon
Frédéric Restagno as The Police Commissioner
Nacereddine Djoudi as The FLN Activist Patient
Brigitte Lucas as Mrs. Londres
Idir Benaibouche as Chabane Mourad