\u201cYou fight for life until the very end.\u201d These are the words that close the final trailer for *The Dog Stars*, Ridley Scott\u2019s new film that brings to the big screen a devastated world where daily survival becomes a struggle against loneliness, fear, and the loss of what truly makes us human. <\/p>\n\n
An epic and gripping thriller set in a post-apocalyptic future, where survival is a primal instinct, but choosing to remain human is the greatest challenge. Based on Peter Heller\u2019s acclaimed bestseller *The Dog Stars*, the film explores the fine line between the need to survive and the even deeper need to find a reason to carry on. <\/p>\n\n
Leading the cast is Jacob Elordi, who plays Hig, a young pilot who, after the collapse of civilization as we know it, lives in isolation alongside Bangley\u2014played by Josh Brolin\u2014a former soldier skilled in survival techniques. The two have built a sort of refuge in a hostile, lawless world, protecting themselves from external threats and the void left by the end of society. But a mysterious radio transmission will change everything, prompting Hig to leave the safety of his shelter and embark on a journey into the unknown, in search of a glimmer of hope and that sense of humanity he continues to hold onto. <\/p>\n\n