When Danis Goulet’s female-driven dystopian drama Night Raiders opens across Canada this weekend it will take the record as the widest theatrical opening for an Indigenous film in the country with 80 locations.

Telefilm confirmed to Elevation Pictures, who is the distributor of Night Raiders, that the film takes over the record from Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner, which opened in 36 locations.

Night Raiders had its world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival earlier this year and has since gone on to premiere at TIFF and VIFF, with an upcoming opening spot as the opening film at the 22nd annual imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival later this month.

“We are really excited that we are able to bring this timely film to audiences across Canada this weekend,” said Laurie May, co-president of Elevation in a release. “Opening in 80 theatres wouldn’t be possible without the support from our theatrical partners Cineplex, Landmark, and all of the independent theatres. We look forward to audiences across Canada connecting with this important film.”

The filmmakers of Night Raiders are encouraging Canadians to learn more about Canada’s residential school system and the Truth and Reconciliation mandate by visiting the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) after seeing the film.

Night Raiders is a Canada/New Zealand co-production. The producers are Paul Barkin for Alcina Pictures; Tara Woodbury for Uno Bravo; Ainsley Gardiner and Georgina Condor for Miss Conception Films/Whenua Films; and co-produced with Chelsea Winstanley for Defender Films. Taika Waititi, Defender Films, serves as executive producer alongside Lisa Meeches and Kyle Irving of Eagle Vision, Tim White of Southern Light Films and Noah Segal and Adrian Love of Elevation Pictures.