Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask

Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask (1996)

October 9th, 19961h 10min

Documentary, Drama
70%

Overview

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.


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