The Uprising
2026 · History · Drama
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Film / 2025
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
Directed by
Abdenour Zahzah
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.
The story
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.
Cast
Alexandre DesaneFrantz Fanon
Frantz FanonSelf (archive footage)
Gérard DuboucheDr. Ramée
Nicolas DromardThe Hospital Director
Omar BoulakirbaMr. Charef
Catherine BoskowitzThe Head Nurse
Amal KatebJuliette/Cléopâtre
Rachid BenallalNouï
Chahrazad KracheniJosie Fanon
Frédéric RestagnoThe Police Commissioner
Abdelkader AffakThe Survivor
Tahar BenayachiThe Locked Up
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Houria BahloulThe Patient in Crisis
Houria BahloulThe Patient in Crisis
Nacereddine DjoudiThe FLN Activist Patient
Brigitte LucasMrs. Londres
Siradj HachmiThe Child Amar
Abderraouf DzenekriThe Child Mahmoud
Matthieu BalvetDr. Lacaton
Miloud YibrirDr. Asselah
Salim DadaAbderrahmane Aziz
Samah BelkhiriNefissa Hamoud
Halim ChananeThe « World War » Patient
Amine GuerracheThe Workmen Patient
Mohamed BencherchaliThe Workmen Patient
Paul DesfargesThe Priest
Idir BenaiboucheChabane Mourad
Olivier FanonMarcel Manville
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