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 Directed by Abdenour Zahzah 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
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.
Release Date 23 July 2025
91 mins
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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Director
Writer
Executive Producer
Cinematography
Editors
Production Design
Sound
Costume Design
Makeup Artists
Hairstylist
Music
Lighting
Assistant Director