History Drama Documentary
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.
Directed by
Abdenour Zahzah
Written by
Abdenour Zahzah
Frantz Fanon
Self (archive footage)
Gérard Dubouche
Dr. Ramée
Amal Kateb
Juliette/Cléopâtre
Brigitte Lucas
Mrs. Londres
Alexandre Desane
Frantz Fanon
Nicolas Dromard
The Hospital Director
Omar Boulakirba
Mr. Charef
Catherine Boskowitz
The Head Nurse
Chahrazad Kracheni
Josie Fanon
Frédéric Restagno
The Police Commissioner
Nacereddine Djoudi
The FLN Activist Patient
Idir Benaibouche
Chabane Mourad
Clément Allemand
Abdelkader Affak
The Survivor
Tahar Benayachi
The Locked Up
Houria Bahloul
The Patient in Crisis
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
Olivier Fanon
Marcel Manville

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