
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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February 18, 2024
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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.
Featured Crew
Abdenour Zahzah
Director
Abdenour Zahzah
Writer
Assia Benaissa
Assistant Director
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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