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
23/07/2025
2h



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.
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


Frédéric Restagno
The Police Commissioner
Abdelkader Affak
The Survivor
Tahar Benayachi
The Locked Up
Houria Bahloul
The Patient in Crisis
Houria Bahloul
The Patient in Crisis


Nacereddine Djoudi
The FLN Activist Patient


Brigitte Lucas
Mrs. Londres
Siradj Hachmi
The Child Amar
Abderraouf Dzenekri
The Child Mahmoud
Matthieu Balvet
Dr. Lacaton
Miloud Yibrir
Dr. Asselah
Salim Dada
Abderrahmane Aziz
Samah Belkhiri
Nefissa Hamoud
Halim Chanane
The « World War » Patient
Amine Guerrache
The Workmen Patient
Mohamed Bencherchali
The Workmen Patient
Paul Desfarges
The Priest


Idir Benaibouche
Chabane Mourad
Olivier Fanon
Marcel Manville
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