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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

6.020251h 31mHistoryDramaDocumentary

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) is a history, drama film directed by Abdenour Zahzah rated 6.0/10.

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.

Released: 2025-07-23

Duration: 1h 31m

Genre: History, Drama, Documentary

Country: Algeria

Director: Abdenour Zahzah

Writer: Abdenour Zahzah

Cast: Alexandre Desane, Frantz Fanon, Gérard Dubouche, Nicolas Dromard, Omar Boulakirba, Catherine Boskowitz

Production: Atlas Film Production, Shellac Sud, CADC