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)

History Drama Documentary

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.

Duration

91 min

Rating

⭐ 6.0 / 10

Status

Released

Release Date

Jul 23, 2025

Languages

Arabic, French

Production

Atlas Film Production, Shellac Sud, CADC