After human threatening events force humans to leave Earth and reside to the planet Nova Prime, Cypher (Will Smith) and his 14 year old son, Kitai (Jaden Smith), go on a mission together. Kitai wants to prove that he is ranger material to his father.
Their space shuttle unfortunately crashes, leaving Kitai's father dying in the cockpit. Kitai must embark on a journey through the place where life is something they aren't familiar with anymore:
"It is right there, Kitai."