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 (2024)

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 (2024)

2024-02-18 Algeria, France 91 Min. PG-13
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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 is Frantz Fanon
Frantz Fanon
Frantz Fanon is Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Gérard Dubouche is Dr. Ramée
Dr. Ramée
Nicolas Dromard is The Hospital Director
The Hospital Director
Omar Boulakirba is Mr. Charef
Mr. Charef
Catherine Boskowitz is The Head Nurse
The Head Nurse
Amal Kateb is Juliette/Cléopâtre
Juliette/Cléopâtre
Rachid Benallal is Nouï
Nouï
Chahrazad Kracheni is Josie Fanon
Josie Fanon
Frédéric Restagno is The Police Commissioner
The Police Commissioner
Abdelkader Affak is The Survivor
The Survivor
Tahar Benayachi is The Locked Up
The Locked Up

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