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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 poster

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: 2025-07-23
Runtime: 91 min
Rating: 6 / 10
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
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Abdelkader Affak
The Survivor
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Tahar Benayachi
The Locked Up
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Houria Bahloul
The Patient in Crisis
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Houria Bahloul
The Patient in Crisis
Nacereddine Djoudi
Nacereddine Djoudi
The FLN Activist Patient
Brigitte Lucas
Brigitte Lucas
Mrs. Londres
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Siradj Hachmi
The Child Amar
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Abderraouf Dzenekri
The Child Mahmoud