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
18/02/2024
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
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
Amal Kateb
as Juliette/Cléopâtre
Rachid Benallal
as Nouï
Chahrazad Kracheni
as Josie Fanon
Frédéric Restagno
as The Police Commissioner
Abdelkader Affak
as The Survivor
Tahar Benayachi
as The Locked Up
Houria Bahloul
as The Patient in Crisis
Houria Bahloul
as The Patient in Crisis
Nacereddine Djoudi
as The FLN Activist Patient
Brigitte Lucas
as Mrs. Londres
Siradj Hachmi
as The Child Amar
Abderraouf Dzenekri
as The Child Mahmoud
Matthieu Balvet
as Dr. Lacaton
Miloud Yibrir
as Dr. Asselah
Salim Dada
as Abderrahmane Aziz
Samah Belkhiri
as Nefissa Hamoud
Halim Chanane
as The « World War » Patient
Amine Guerrache
as The Workmen Patient
Mohamed Bencherchali
as The Workmen Patient
Paul Desfarges
as The Priest
Idir Benaibouche
as Chabane Mourad
Olivier Fanon
as Marcel Manville
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