Deadline has confirmed that Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired the US distribution rights to upcoming sci-fi feature Night Raiders, executive produced by Oscar winner Taika Waititi.
Night Raiders will be the debut feature of writer/director Danis Goulet, is set in 2043 exploring a future where military occupation controls disenfranchised cities in post-war North America.
In this world, where children are considered property of the regime which trains them to fight, a desperate Cree woman joins an underground band of vigilantes to infiltrate a State children’s academy, so that she can get her daughter back.
Night Riders is billed as a female-driven sci-fi drama about resilience, courage and love.
Of the film, director Danis Goulet says “We are thrilled to partner with Samuel Goldwyn Films on the US release of NIGHT RAIDERS following its premiere in Berlin. The film is so relevant to all of North America and we are so grateful to have this opportunity to bring it to US audiences with a company that has a proven commitment to original voices and unique perspectives.”
Samuel Goldwyn’s Director of Acquisitions Miles Fineburg added “We’re incredibly excited to be working with Danis on her feature debut. Following in the footsteps of other great sci-fi films, she has done an incredible job of incorporating larger issues into this exciting and fulfilling story.”
Night Raiders stars Elle-Maija Tailfeathers (Blood Quantum), Brooklyn Letexier-Hart (Burden of Truth), Alex Tarrant (800 Words), Amanda Plummer (Pulp Fiction, Hunger Games: Catching Fire), Gail Maurice (The Twilight Zone) and Violet Nelson (The Twilight Zone).
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