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Nov 12, 2021 · Night Raiders is a female-driven dystopian drama about resilience, courage and love. The year is 2043. A military occupation controls disenfranchised cities in post-war North America.
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Nov 11, 2021 · “Night Raiders” imagines a dystopian world where Indigenous people have been displaced from their land and ghettoized in reserves, while their children are forcibly enrolled in residential...
- Danis Goulet
- Devika Girish
- 97 min
The dystopian sci-fi drama is approached from a fresh perspective in Night Raiders, a deeply-felt parable about the eradication of indigenous North Americans. Full Review | Nov 13, 2021
Nov 12, 2021 · Night Raiders, at its essence, is a plot-driven film focused on creating an Indigenous futurism story about boarding school trauma and colonialism. The film wants viewers to contemplate and...
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Like many filmmakers achieving accolades and box office success, award-winning writer/director Taika Waititi’s name can be found in the executive producer credits of several new projects. While not uncommon for heavy hitters to lend their Midas touch to smaller projects they believe in, some of Waititi’s latest efforts have special meaning. When Wa...
Night Raidersbegins as a mother and her young daughter comb a desolate forest for food. As the duo proceeds with what appears to be a routine mission, Niska’s (Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers) daughter, Waseese (Brooklyn Letexier-Hart), makes one fateful misstep, right into an animal trap. Though she is easily freed from the jaws of the contraption, her in...
Though tribal elements eventually play a large role in the narrative of Night Raiders, Goulet establishes the film’s dystopian/sci-fi credibility straight away. Images of a burned-out cityscape shot in the obligatory washed-out post-apocalyptic palate set the dreary tone. Military drones police and feed survivors who live a ramshackle existence wit...
In the leading role as Niska, Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers easily carries the challenging film. Her soft yet determined portrayal of a tormented parent is painfully convincing with a refreshing lack of melodrama. Just when Tailfeathers’ stoic demeanor seems infallible, the talented performer shows glimpses of the vulnerability her character must hide to...
Among the bleak narrative concepts of Night Raiders, it’s almost impossible not to draw comparisons between the fictional plot and accounts of real-life subjugation indigenous people suffered due to Westward expansion. Starting in the 1700s and continuing into the early 21st century, Indian Boarding Schools throughout North America sought to assimi...
Well-executed dystopian drama in a beautifully bleak frame sets the stage for a surprisingly satisfying morality tale in Night Raiders. Executive producer Taika Waititi once again walks the walk to champion a compelling film that scratches the sci-fi itch while providing important social and historical discussion. Samuel Goldwyn Films is releasing ...
Nov 11, 2021 · Review: The not-so-distant future carries a dire warning in sci-fi thriller ‘Night Raiders’ Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers in the movie “Night Raiders.” (Samuel Goldwyn Films)
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Night Raiders is a 2021 Canadian-New Zealand science fiction dystopian film written and directed by Danis Goulet. Set in a dystopian version of North America in the year 2044, the film centres on Niska (Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers), a Cree woman who joins a resistance movement against the oppressive military government in order to save her daughter.
