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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

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  • Criterion Channel
  • Director: Abdenour Zahzah
  • Genre: History Drama Documentary
  • Release : 23 July, 2025
  • 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.

Top Cast

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Alexandre Desane

Frantz Fanon
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Frantz Fanon

Self (archive footage)
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Gérard Dubouche

Dr. Ramée
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Nicolas Dromard

The Hospital Director
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Omar Boulakirba

Mr. Charef
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Catherine Boskowitz

The Head Nurse
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Amal Kateb

Juliette/Cléopâtre
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Rachid Benallal

Nouï
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Chahrazad Kracheni

Josie Fanon
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Frédéric Restagno

The Police Commissioner
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Abdelkader Affak

The Survivor
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Tahar Benayachi

The Locked Up
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Houria Bahloul

The Patient in Crisis
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Houria Bahloul

The Patient in Crisis
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Nacereddine Djoudi

The FLN Activist Patient
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Brigitte Lucas

Mrs. Londres
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Siradj Hachmi

The Child Amar
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Abderraouf Dzenekri

The Child Mahmoud
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Matthieu Balvet

Dr. Lacaton
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Miloud Yibrir

Dr. Asselah
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Salim Dada

Abderrahmane Aziz
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Samah Belkhiri

Nefissa Hamoud
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Halim Chanane

The « World War » Patient
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Amine Guerrache

The Workmen Patient
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Mohamed Bencherchali

The Workmen Patient
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Paul Desfarges

The Priest
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Idir Benaibouche

Chabane Mourad
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Olivier Fanon

Marcel Manville



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