Fanon

About Fanon

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.

Fanon (2025) is a history film directed by Jean-Claude Barny. The film is filed under algerian war (1954-62), anti-colonialism, djazair, and algerian.

Alexandre Bouyer stars as Frantz Fanon, Déborah François as Josie Fanon, Stanislas Merhar as Sergent Rolland, and Mehdi Senoussi as Hocine. It runs 132 minutes and was released in April 2025.

The screenplay is by Jean-Claude Barny and Philippe Bernard.

The Battle of Algiers, Algiers, the Mecca of Revolutionaries (1962-1974), and Mostefa Ben Boulaïd make useful companions to Fanon.