The Temple Woods Gang

Directed by: Rabah Ameur-Zaïmeche Released: 2025 (educational) Year of Production: 2022 Running Time: 114 min Language: English, French Subtitle Options: English Closed Captions Subjects: Narrative Fiction Film, A retired army man lives in the Temple Woods housing project outside Paris, where his young neighbor belongs to a local gang about to rob the convoy of an Arab prince. Berlin International Film Festival 2023 | Official Selection: Forum Festival international du film indépendant de Bordeaux 2022 | Official Selection “Like all of this great French-Algerian director’s films, The Temple Woods Gang rages at the conditions of our oppression.” – Screen Slate “One of the ten best films of the year.” – Cahiers du Cinéma “One of the most fascinating and consistently surprising auteurs to emerge from France these past two decades.” – The Hollywood Reporter About the filmmakers Two years after his birth, Rabah AMEUR-ZAÏMECHE (1968, Algeria) moved to France with his parents, where he grew up in the banlieue of Paris. After a study in humanities, he founded his own production company, Sarrazink Productions. His second film, Bled Number One (2006), was awarded at Cannes. Besides Cannes, his films have been screened in Berlin, Locarno and Toronto. Terminal Sud (2019) is his sixth film. Host a Screening and Book the Filmmaker at your Event