A spaceship crash leaves a renowned war hero and his 13-year-old son stranded on Earth, which was abandoned by the human race centuries ago. Since mankind's departure, the planet has become home to all manner of dangerous life-forms, and the boy must make a desperate journey across hostile terrain to secure a rescue for his injured father. Sci-fi adventure, starring Will and Jaden Smith, with Sophie Okonedo.

One thousand years after cataclysmic events forced humanity's escape from Earth, Nova Prime has become mankind's new home. Legendary General Cypher Raige returns from an extended tour of duty to his estranged family, ready to be a father to his 13-year-old son, Kitai. When an asteroid storm damages Cypher and Kitai's craft, they crash-land on a now unfamiliar and dangerous Earth. As his father lies dying in the cockpit, Kitai must trek across the hostile terrain to recover their rescue beacon. His whole life, Kitai has wanted nothing more than to be a soldier like his father. Today, he gets his chance.