The read
It runs a compact 1h 10m.
Synopsis
Explores the life and work of the psychoanalytic theorist and activist Frantz Fanon who was born in Martinique, educated in Paris and worked in Algeria. Examines Fanon's theories of identity and race, and traces his involvement in the anti-colonial struggle in Algeria and throughout the world.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
9 audience votes
Key crew
- Isaac JulienDirector
- Isaac JulienScreenplay
- Mark NashScreenplay
- Tunde JegedeOriginal Music Composer
- Gladstone Reid PaulOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Colin SalmonFrantz Fanon
- Frantz FanonSelf (Archive footage)
- Mohammed HarbiSelf
- Françoise VergèsHerself
- Amir M. KorangyMale Nurse
- Al NedjariAlgerian Patient
- Joey AttawiaCast
- Stuart HallHimself
- Halima DaoudWoman in the Marquis
- Noirin Ni DubhgaillFanon's Companion
- Rachida RahalWoman in the Marquis
- Ana RamalhoFrench Woman
Stills
Themes
algerian war (1954-62)freedom fightersanti-colonialismfrantz fanonpanafricanismdocu-fiction