
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
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
Cast

Alexandre Desane
as Frantz Fanon

Frantz Fanon
as Self (archive footage)

Gérard Dubouche
as Dr. Ramée

Nicolas Dromard
as The Hospital Director

Omar Boulakirba
as Mr. Charef

Catherine Boskowitz
as The Head Nurse