
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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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
Movie
- Title: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
- User score:6.0
- Release date:2025-07-23
- Genres:History, Drama, Documentary
- Country:Algeria, France
- Language:Arabic, French
- Budget:$0
- Revenue:$0
- Runtime:91 min
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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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

Frédéric Restagno
The Police Commissioner

Nacereddine Djoudi
The FLN Activist Patient

Brigitte Lucas
Mrs. Londres
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