CAST Viggo Mortensen, Charlize Theron, Guy Pearce, Robert Duvall, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Garrett Dillahunt, Molly Parker, Michael K. Williams, Brenna Roth, Jeremy Ambler SYNOPSIS In an unexplained post-apocalypse America an unnamed, 'father' (Mortrensen) and his ten year old 'son' (Smit -Mc Phee) trudge in the direction of a warm south towards something more hopeful than the ash covered , dead, cold, never endingly bleak landscape which surrounds them. Lawless bands threaten their continued survival and all they have for protection is each other, a pistol with only one bullet and their meagre belongings contained in a supermarket trolley. Based on Cormac McCarthy's hugely successful 2006, Pulitzer prize winning novel the film is about the essence of humanity. Is man essentially cruel, heartless and intent on survival at any cost, or are there noble, ethical qualities in mankind to distinguish them from the beasts? After they reach the sea and father dies all seems lost until days later 'son' meets a family with two children. Hope is ignited and there is the hint of an optimistic future. Filmed with great reverence for the novel, Hillcoat is unswerving in his pursuit of McCarthy's vision. This is an unforgettable and compelling story of the love of a father and son.