

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.
Frantz Fanon

Self (archive footage)

Dr. Ramée

The Hospital Director

Mr. Charef

The Head Nurse

Juliette/Cléopâtre

Nouï

Josie Fanon

The Police Commissioner

The Survivor
The Locked Up
The Patient in Crisis
The Patient in Crisis
The FLN Activist Patient

Mrs. Londres

The Child Amar
The Child Mahmoud
Dr. Lacaton
Dr. Asselah
Abderrahmane Aziz
Nefissa Hamoud
The « World War » Patient
The Workmen Patient
The Workmen Patient
The Priest
Chabane Mourad

Marcel Manville