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

2025
1h 31m
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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.

Status: Released

Language: AR

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Production Information

Production Companies
Atlas Film Production Shellac Sud CADC
Production Countries
Algeria France
Spoken Languages
Arabic French

Quick Facts

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
Release Date July 23, 2025
Status Released
Language AR
IMDb ID tt30517184
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Cast

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
Abdelkader Affak

The Survivor

Tahar Benayachi
Tahar Benayachi

The Locked Up

Key Crew

Abdenour Zahzah
Director
Abdenour Zahzah
Writer
Abdenour Zahzah
Executive Producer