FANON

Director: JEAN-CLAUDE BARNEY

Time: 133’

Year of Production: 2025

Language: FRANSÎ

Subtitle: KURDÎ-TIRKÎ

 

*In collaboration with the French Cultural Center*

Synopsis

Frantz Fanon, a French psychiatrist originally from Martinique, was appointed as the head of the department at Blida Psychiatric Hospital in Algeria. His methods differed from those of other doctors in the colonial environment. A biographical film set in the heart of the Algerian War, where the struggle for humanity is waged.

Biography

 

Jean-Claude Barny, a French director of Guadeloupean and Trinidadian origin, blends European auteur cinema with American entertainment. In 1994, he directed Putain de Porte with Vincent Cassel and Mathieu Kassovitz, then collaborated on the casting of La Haine. Moving to Guadeloupe in 2003, he directed his first feature, Nèg Maron (2005), followed by the mini-series Deadly Tropics. His second film, Gang of the Caribbean (2016), revisits Loïc Lery’s autobiography. After Fanon, he is preparing Siki.