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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

Abdenour Zahzah

2025 • 1h 31m

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 oppo...

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

Cast

Alexandre Desane

Alexandre DesaneFrantz Fanon

Frantz Fanon

Frantz FanonSelf (archive footage)

Gérard Dubouche

Gérard DuboucheDr. Ramée

Nicolas Dromard

Nicolas DromardThe Hospital Director

Omar Boulakirba

Omar BoulakirbaMr. Charef

Catherine Boskowitz

Catherine BoskowitzThe Head Nurse

Amal Kateb

Amal KatebJuliette/Cléopâtre

Rachid Benallal

Rachid BenallalNouï

Chahrazad Kracheni

Chahrazad KracheniJosie Fanon

Frédéric Restagno

Frédéric RestagnoThe Police Commissioner

Abdelkader AffakThe Survivor

Tahar BenayachiThe Locked Up

Houria BahloulThe Patient in Crisis

Houria BahloulThe Patient in Crisis

Nacereddine Djoudi

Nacereddine DjoudiThe FLN Activist Patient

Crew

Abdenour Zahzah

Abdenour ZahzahDirector

Aurélien Py

Aurélien PyDirector of Photography

Clément Allemand

Clément AllemandColorist

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