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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

Chroniques fidèles survenues au siècle dernier à l’hôpital psychiatrique Blida-Joinville, au temps où le Docteur Frantz Fanon était chef de la cinquième division entre 1953 et 19562025

Abdenour Zahzah
1h 31m
July 23, 2025 · Algeria, France

Overview

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.

Details

Status: Released
Release date: July 23, 2025
Original language: Arabic
Countries: Algeria, France
Production: Shellac Sud,CADC,Atlas Film Production
Cast: Frantz Fanon,Tahar Benayachi,Halim Chanane,Amine Guerrache,Catherine Boskowitz,Idir Benaibouche,Abderraouf Dzenekri,Matthieu Balvet,Omar Boulakirba,Nacereddine Djoudiand 17 more
Director: Abdenour Zahzah
Writer: Abdenour Zahzah
Producer: Abdenour Zahzah
Cinematography: Aurélien Py
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
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