Experiencing Interruptions?

The True Chronicle from the Last Century at the Blida-Joinville Psychiatric Hospital when Dr. FRANTZ FANON was head of the Fifth

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.

  • Abdenour Zahzah
    Director
  • Abdenour Zahzah
    Writer
  • Abdenour Zahzah
    Producer
  • Alexandre Desane
    Key Cast
    "Dr Frantz Fanon"
  • Gérard Dubouche
    Key Cast
    "Dr Ramée"
  • Omar Boulakirba
    Key Cast
    "Mr Charef"
  • Amal Kateb
    Key Cast
    "Cléopatre/Yamina"
  • Chahrazad Kracheni
    Key Cast
    "Josie Fanon"
  • Catherine Boskowitz
    Key Cast
    "Infirmière-chef"
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 30 minutes 48 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    February 18, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    800,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Algeria
  • Country of Filming:
    Algeria
  • Language:
    Arabic, French
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.85
  • Film Color:
    Black & White
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • 74 Forum Berlinale
    Berlin
    Germany
    February 18, 2024
    World première
    Sélection officielle
  • CPH:DOX 2024
    Copenhagen
    Denmark
    March 17, 2024
    Scandinave
    Sélection officielle
  • Cinéma du Réèl
    Paris
    France
    March 31, 2024
    Première Française
    Sélection officielle/Film de clôture
  • Moscow Film Festival
    Moscou
    Russian Federation
    April 22, 2024
    Russe
    Sélection Officielle
  • Annaba Mediterranean Film Festival
    Annaba
    Algeria
    April 25, 2024
    Algerian Premiere
    Compétition Officielle
  • Decolonial Film Festival
    Paris
    France
    May 18, 2024
    Sélection officielle
Distribution Information
  • Atlas Film Production
    Sales Agent
    Country: Algeria
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Abdenour Zahzah

Abdenour Zahzah is an Algerian screenwriter, director and producer. After studying at the University of Algiers, he worked as a programmer at the Blida Cinémathèque between 1997 and 2004. He completed his first film, Frantz Fanon, Mémoire d’Asile in 2002. After that, he traveled to France, where he made two documentary films, and spent a long time at the Moulin d’Andé in Normandy, where he made a film with the writer Maurice Pons. Returning to Algeria in 2007, he made several commissioned documentaries. But it was with his short fiction film Garagouz, a multi-award-winning film, that he made a name for himself. After a feature-length documentary, L’Oued, L’Oued, which won critical acclaim at festivals, he directed his first feature film in 2024, about Dr. Frantz Fanon’s Blida-Joinville years.

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