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)

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.

Genres: History, Drama, Documentary

Stars: Alexandre Desane, Frantz Fanon, Gérard Dubouche, Nicolas Dromard, Omar Boulakirba

Release Date: 2025-07-23

Country: Algeria, France

Ratings: 6 / 10 (2 votes)

Runtime: 91 mins