
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)
6.0|23 Jul, 2025|91 min
6.0|23 Jul, 2025|91 min
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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.
Keywords
biography
algeria
struggle for independence
frantz fanon
francafrique
panafricanism
djazair
anti-imperialism
occidental opression
Casts

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
Crews

Abdenour Zahzah
Director

Abdenour Zahzah
Writer
Assia Benaissa
Assistant Director

Aurélien Py
Director of Photography
Mohamed Amine Bendali
Gaffer

Abdenour Zahzah
Editor
Youcef Abba
Editor
Maya Mancer
Production Design
Asma Ben Naoum
Costume Design
Julia Didier
Costume Design
Fred Salles
Sound
Toufik Bouterfa
Hairdresser
Karima Laouir
Makeup Artist
Lynda Cherouati
Makeup Artist
Toti Basso
Music
Fred Bielle
Sound Mixer

Clément Allemand
Colorist

Abdenour Zahzah
Executive Producer
Smail Lif
Production Manager
Backdrops & Posters

