Director: Jérémie Guez
Malik has built a life on the margins of Paris, and one phone call from a courtroom is about to pull him into the most dangerous job of his life.
What is Hunting With Tigers about?
Malik gets by as a small-time hustler in Paris until he learns that Serge, the stepfather who practically raised him and one of the country's most notorious bank robbers, has just been arrested along with his entire crew. While the case moves through court, one of the defense lawyers, Iris, comes to Malik with an offer that isn't really an offer: pull off a high-stakes heist alongside a man named Chérif, and Serge and his co-defendants walk free. The catch is that Chérif's old partners scattered years ago and want nothing to do with another job, leaving Malik to talk, bargain, and pressure a crew of strangers back together before time runs out.
Cast & crew
Sofiane Zermani plays Malik with the wary confidence of someone used to navigating rooms where he doesn't belong, while Waël Sersoub takes on the volatile role of Chérif. Géraldine Nakache appears as Iris, the lawyer whose proposal sets the plot in motion, and Cassandra Cano, Samir Guesmi, Losene Keita, and Omar Salim fill out the crew Malik has to rebuild, alongside Olivier Martinez in a supporting turn.
Context & significance
Director Jérémie Guez, who has built a career on lean French crime pictures, keeps the film's focus on Paris's outer neighborhoods and courtroom corridors rather than glossy heist spectacle, treating the robbery itself as the last, almost inevitable step after pages of negotiation and old grudges. Released in 2024, the film sits comfortably alongside recent French genre cinema that trades big set pieces for character pressure and family obligation.
Where & how to watch
Hunting With Tigers is available on K-Time with Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles, letting viewers follow Malik's negotiations and the heist itself entirely in Farsi. Browsing the film's page costs nothing; watching the movie requires only a free K-Time account login. The platform's subtitle tools and layout are built around a Farsi-speaking, Iranian diaspora audience.