Overview
Frantz Fanon, a French psychiatrist from Martinique, has just been appointed head of department at the psychiatric hospital in Blida, Algeria. His methods contrast with those of the other doctors in a context of colonization. A biopic in the heart of the Algerian war where a fight is waged in the name of Humanity.
Director and cast
- Jean-Claude Barny Director
- Alexandre Bouyer as Frantz Fanon
- Déborah François as Josie Fanon
- Stanislas Merhar as Sergent Rolland
- Mehdi Senoussi as Hocine
- Olivier Gourmet as Darmain
- Salomé Partouche as Alice Cherki
- Nicolas Buchoux as Ferrère
- Salem Kali as Ramdane
- Sfaya Mbarki as Farida
- Arthur Dupont as Jacques Azoulay
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