What Is ‘Night Raiders’ About?

Sometimes, the end of the world can actually be a good time.

As a result, it is a struggle to relate to the characters, particularly our protagonist Niska.

Custom image of Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers and Brooklyn Letexier-Hart in Night Raiders

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Surely the army will simply return with more soldiers and no drones?

It makesthe key narrative moments feel surface level rather than a satisfying arc.

Still,Night Raidersgrounded approach to storytelling and lived-in world allows it to bring something new to sci-fi genre.

Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers as Niska looking at the camera in Night Raiders

Image by Samuel Goldwyn Films

Cash sitting on the ground with a binder in Sorry To Bother You.

Waseese (Brooklyn Letexier-Hart) sits on a bunkbed in a military facility in Night Raiders

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A mother joins an underground band of vigilantes to try to rescue her daughter from a state-run institution.

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Taika Waititi