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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
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
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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

Original Title: 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 1956

2025
1h 31m
History
Drama
Documentary

Status

Released

Release

2025

Runtime

1h 31m

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Storyline

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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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 31m
Jul 23, 2025
Languages
Arabic
French
Director
Abdenour Zahzah
Abdenour Zahzah
Production
Atlas Film Production
Atlas Film Production
Shellac Sud
Shellac Sud
CADC
CADC
Production Countries
Algeria
France
Official Website

Top Cast

28 Cast Members

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

Abdelkader Affak

The Survivor

Tahar Benayachi

The Locked Up

Houria Bahloul

The Patient in Crisis

Houria Bahloul

The Patient in Crisis

Nacereddine Djoudi

Nacereddine Djoudi

The FLN Activist Patient

Brigitte Lucas

Brigitte Lucas

Mrs. Londres

Siradj Hachmi

The Child Amar

Abderraouf Dzenekri

The Child Mahmoud

Matthieu Balvet

Dr. Lacaton

Miloud Yibrir

Dr. Asselah

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