For the very first time, the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema has decided to relax the 18 and older age policy on R rated movies for one film — Where to Invade Next. Upon the film receiving an R rating, the cinema decided to give their younger moviegoers some leeway, and allow teens aged 15 and older to watch the movie without a parent.

Where to Invade Next is a documentary directed by and featuring Michael Moore, who throughout the film “invades” different countries, exploring their ideas on different services aimed at helping ordinary citizens, all ideas which could potentially be beneficial for the United States.

“The film looks at major issues affecting our country — education, women’s rights, work/life balance, and prison reform just to name a few,” Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Director of Family and Community Engagement Amy Averett said. “It shows examples of ways we could make positive changes in our communities and we think that young people have an important part in that conversation. It tackles these issues with a lot of humor and common sense and we think that teens will really find it interesting.”

The documentary received an R rating from the MPAA. The Drafthouse, however, disagrees with the rating, and doesn’t want the 18 and up policy to get in the way of teens watching the film. According to Tim League, founder and CEO of the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, the decision to lower the age was not about selling more tickets, but allowing the film’s message to reach the next generation of American voters. The documentary explores controversial topics and policies, but is said to have an overall positive message. The film also includes some profanity and brief images of violence and nudity.

“[We aren’t enforcing the R rating because] we wanted to eliminate barriers for teens to see the film and be a part of positive change in their community,” Averett said.

In order to allow teens to see the movie unsupervised, moviegoers must agree to the theater’s policies by signing up for the Victory Vanguard program. The program allows teens ages 15-17 to not only see Where to Invade Next unaccompanied by an adult,  but also gives moviegoers the opportunity to watch movies for $5 and invitations to members-only movie screenings.

“If teens don’t have a parent or adult who can take them to see Where to Invade Next, we don’t want that to keep them from coming,” Averett said. “However, we highly recommend that parents and teens see it together. There is so much that families will want to talk about in the movie and it can really inspire people to take action. It just changes how you see the world around you, and allows you to see totally different ways of living.”

For more information on joining the Victory Vanguard program to see Where to Invade Next unsupervised, click here.