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 (2025)

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.

  • Release Date: 2025-07-23
  • Runtime: 1h 31min
  • Director: Abdenour Zahzah

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  • Cast

    • Alexandre Desane

      Frantz Fanon

    • Frantz Fanon

      Self (archive footage)

    • Gérard Dubouche

      Dr. Ramée

    • Nicolas Dromard

      The Hospital Director

    • Omar Boulakirba

      Mr. Charef

    • Catherine Boskowitz

      The Head Nurse

    • Amal Kateb

      Juliette/Cléopâtre

    • Rachid Benallal

      Nouï

    • Chahrazad Kracheni

      Josie Fanon

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