 It opened in Regina, Saskatchewan, Edmonton and Montreal between 19 and 26 January, with a wider release scheduled for May.On 7 December 2016, the film was named to the Toronto International Film Festival's annual Canada's Top 10 list.Writing for "The Globe and Mail", Kate Taylor gave the film three stars, crediting Kunuk with combining "an archetypal tale of revenge with an almost documentary examination of pre-modern life in the Arctic."