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(2025)

60

1h 31m

  • History,
  • Drama,
  • Documentary

Overview

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

  • Alexandre Desane

    Alexandre Desane

    Frantz Fanon

  • Frantz Fanon

    Frantz Fanon

    Self (archive footage)

  • Gérard Dubouche

    Gérard Dubouche

    Dr. Ramée

  • Nicolas Dromard

    Nicolas Dromard

    The Hospital Director

  • Omar Boulakirba

    Omar Boulakirba

    Mr. Charef

  • Catherine Boskowitz

    Catherine Boskowitz

    The Head Nurse

  • Amal Kateb

    Amal Kateb

    Juliette/Cléopâtre

  • Rachid Benallal

    Rachid Benallal

    Nouï

  • Chahrazad Kracheni

    Chahrazad Kracheni

    Josie Fanon

  • Frédéric Restagno

    Frédéric Restagno

    The Police Commissioner

  • Nacereddine Djoudi

    Nacereddine Djoudi

    The FLN Activist Patient

  • Brigitte Lucas

    Brigitte Lucas

    Mrs. Londres

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Status

Released (Jul 23, 2025)

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