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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

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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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Arabic

Runtime

91 mins

Rating

6.5/10

Release Date

18 February 2024

Country

Algeria

Cast

Alexandre Desane

Alexandre Desane

Frantz Fanon

Frantz Fanon

Frantz Fanon

Self (archive footage)

Gérard Dubouche

Gérard Dubouche

Dr. Ramée

Nicolas Dromard

Nicolas Dromard

The Hospital Director

Omar Boulakirba

Omar Boulakirba

Mr. Charef

Catherine Boskowitz

Catherine Boskowitz

The Head Nurse

Amal Kateb

Amal Kateb

Juliette/Cléopâtre

Rachid Benallal

Rachid Benallal

Nouï

Chahrazad Kracheni

Chahrazad Kracheni

Josie Fanon

Frédéric Restagno

Frédéric Restagno

The Police Commissioner

Abdelkader Affak

Abdelkader Affak

The Survivor

Tahar Benayachi

Tahar Benayachi

The Locked Up

Houria Bahloul

Houria Bahloul

The Patient in Crisis

Houria Bahloul

Houria Bahloul

The Patient in Crisis

Nacereddine Djoudi

Nacereddine Djoudi

The FLN Activist Patient

Brigitte Lucas

Brigitte Lucas

Mrs. Londres

Siradj Hachmi

Siradj Hachmi

The Child Amar

Abderraouf Dzenekri

Abderraouf Dzenekri

The Child Mahmoud

Matthieu Balvet

Matthieu Balvet

Dr. Lacaton

Miloud Yibrir

Miloud Yibrir

Dr. Asselah

Salim Dada

Salim Dada

Abderrahmane Aziz

Samah Belkhiri

Samah Belkhiri

Nefissa Hamoud

Halim Chanane

Halim Chanane

The « World War » Patient

Amine Guerrache

Amine Guerrache

The Workmen Patient

Mohamed Bencherchali

Mohamed Bencherchali

The Workmen Patient

Paul Desfarges

Paul Desfarges

The Priest

Idir Benaibouche

Idir Benaibouche

Chabane Mourad

Olivier Fanon

Olivier Fanon

Marcel Manville

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