Is the film « Fanon » « boycotted » by the cinemas, and in particular the MK2 network? – release

« I’m just amazed at this boycott. » The message was published by Nicolas Tran Trong, chief editing sound of Dewlap, Released in theaters on April 2 and directed by Jean-Claude Barny. As the name suggests, the film retraces the life of Frantz Fanon, a revolutionary and revolted psychiatrist, and the reference of decolonial thought, as wrote Release.

Nicolas Tran Trong reacted to a tweet of the videographer the mwakast believing that « Some rooms whose MK2 refused to broadcast » The film. Their two messages have since been shared tens of thousands of times, and have millions of views. Many comments regret that a film « Who speaks of black pride, decolonial history (that is,) totally invisible », And evoke both the reluctance that the world of French culture would have to evoke the colonial past of France and the political context.

In question, therefore, the distribution of the film, initially released on 70 screens. A figure deemed weak by the film teams, especially if we compare it with two other French films released the same day (two more budget comedies) which had three or four times more.

Contacted by Checkthe one who supervised Fanon’s sound assembly ensures to speak « In his own name » and recognize of Emb