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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Directed by Abdenour Zahzah
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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.Read moreLess
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.
The story
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.
Cast & crew
Alexandre DesaneFrantz Fanon
Frantz FanonSelf (archive footage)
Gérard DuboucheDr. Ramée
Nicolas DromardThe Hospital Director
Omar BoulakirbaMr. Charef
Catherine BoskowitzThe Head Nurse
Amal KatebJuliette/Cléopâtre
Rachid BenallalNouï
Chahrazad KracheniJosie Fanon
Frédéric RestagnoThe Police CommissionerAbdelkader Affak
Abdelkader AffakThe SurvivorTahar Benayachi
Tahar BenayachiThe Locked UpExplore the crew
- Director
- Abdenour Zahzah
- Writer
- Abdenour Zahzah
- Director of Photography
- Aurélien Py
- Editor
- Abdenour Zahzah
- Editor
- Youcef Abba
- Original Music Composer
- Toti Basso