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In the Footsteps of Frantz Fanon
10.0 / 10• 2021• 1h 44m•NR• French
DocumentaryHistory
Storyline
Who was Frantz Fanon, the author of Wretched of the Earth and Black Skin, White Masks, this Pan-African thinker and psychiatrist engaged in anti-colonialist struggles? Born in Martinique, Frantz Fanon was not yet 20 years old when he landed, weapons in hand, on the beaches of Provence in August 1944 with thousands of soldiers from "Free France", most of whom had come from Africa, to free the country from Nazi occupation. He became a psychiatrist and ten years later joined the Algerians in their fight for independence. Died at the age of 36, he left behind a major work on the relationships of domination between the colonized and the colonizers, on the roots of racism and the emergence of a thought of a Third World in search of freedom. 60 years after his death, the film follows in the footsteps of Frantz Fanon, alongside those who knew him, to rediscover this exceptional man.
Cast & Crew
Frantz Fanon
Self (archive footage)
LeadWhat People Are Saying
5.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Medhi Lallaoui's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
5.0
“Every frame feels alive. In the Footsteps of Frantz Fanon is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
