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Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask (1995): Cast & Box Office

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Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask is a 1995 drama documentary directed by Isaac Julien, starring Colin Salmon as Frantz Fanon, Frantz Fanon and Al Nedjari. It runs 1 hour 10 minutes and earned $9,025 worldwide.

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Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask (1995) movie poster
Released
Runtime
1h 10m (70 min)
Director
Isaac Julien
Genres
Documentary , Drama
Original language
English
After the credits
No No extra scene
The story

What Is Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask About?

The premise of Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask without spoilers.

The film follows Frantz Fanon’s journey—from his birth in Martinique, through his education in Paris, to his work in Algeria—while dissecting his psychoanalytic theories on identity and race. It also charts his active role in the Algerian anti‑colonial movement and his broader influence on global decolonization efforts.

Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask Themes & Keywords

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  • homosexual man
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  • french army
  • reference to the wretched of the earth the book
  • false accusation of treason
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  • psychiatrist
  • reference to blackslin white mask the book
  • black man
  • master slave relationship
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  • intellectual
  • hospital
  • polarity of power
  • slavery
  • archive footage
  • civil rights
  • medicine
  • black man white woman relationship
  • year 1932
  • revolutionary
  • sex
  • racism
  • fln national liberation front of algeria
  • reference to jean paul sartre
  • reference to simone de beauvoir
  • fence
  • multiracialism
  • psychiatry
  • interview
  • sexual desire
  • anti colonialism
  • identify
  • frantz fanon as sobject
  • martinique
  • paris france
  • diaspora
  • year 1961
  • bisexual man
  • psychiatric hospital
  • armed struggle
  • algeria
  • philosophy
  • psychoanalytic theorist
  • activist
  • postcolonial theory
  • independence
  • violence
  • year 1954
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Cast & crew

Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask Cast & Characters

Colin Salmon leads the cast as Frantz Fanon, with Frantz Fanon and Al Nedjari as Algerian Patient. Directed by Isaac Julien; 18 actors are credited in all.

Also Starring in Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask

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From the director

More from Isaac Julien

More films directed by Isaac Julien: Once Again… (Statues Never Die), Lessons of the Hour, Playtime and Ten Thousand Waves.

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Box office

Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask Box Office

Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask grossed $9,025 worldwide.

1995 box office

Worldwide gross

$9K

US & Canada
$9K
Details

Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask Also Known As

2 alternative titles: “Peau noire, masques blancs” and “弗朗茨·法农:黑皮肤,白面具”.

Also known as
  • Peau noire, masques blancs
  • 弗朗茨·法农:黑皮肤,白面具

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Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including Frantz Fanon: His Life, His Struggle, His Work, Fanon and True Chronicles of the Blida Joinville Psychiatric Hospital in the Last Century, when Dr Frantz Fanon Was Head of the Fifth Ward between 1953 and 1956.

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Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask FAQ: Cast & Box Office

Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office and post-credit scenes of Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask, each answered in a sentence.

How long is Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask?

Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask runs 1 hour 10 minutes (70 minutes).

When was Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask released?

Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask was released on December 16, 1995.

Who directed Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask?

Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask was directed by Isaac Julien.

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Who is in the cast of Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask?

Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask stars Colin Salmon as Frantz Fanon, Frantz Fanon and Al Nedjari as Algerian Patient, among 18 credited actors.

How much did Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask make at the box office?

Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask grossed $9,025 worldwide.

Does Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask have a post-credit scene?

No. Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask has no extra scene during or after the credits.

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