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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

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)

1h 31m | PG-13

⭐ 6.5 / 10

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.

Director: Abdenour Zahzah

Studio: Atlas Film Production

Genre: History, Drama, Documentary

Video: 720p

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Cast

Alexandre Desane

Alexandre Desane

as Frantz Fanon

Frantz Fanon

Frantz Fanon

as Self (archive footage)

Gérard Dubouche

Gérard Dubouche

as Dr. Ramée

Nicolas Dromard

Nicolas Dromard

as The Hospital Director

Omar Boulakirba

Omar Boulakirba

as Mr. Charef

Catherine Boskowitz

Catherine Boskowitz

as The Head Nurse