When the world burns, history becomes a weapon.

Set in a future scorched by a catastrophic solar flare, Afterburn drops us into a brutal wasteland where technology is dead, nations are myths, and the past is worth killing for. Civilization didn’t just collapse — it rotted, leaving behind relics that now carry more power than armies.

Dave Bautista commands the screen as Jake, a battle-hardened scavenger and mercenary who hunts priceless artifacts from the old world. He’s not chasing glory — only survival. Samuel L. Jackson steals scenes as a self-declared ruler thriving amid chaos, equal parts madness and menace. Olga Kurylenko brings grit and resistance-fighter resolve, while Kristofer Hivju embodies the savagery of a world where brutality is law.

The film’s world is harsh and unforgiving: shattered cities, scorched landscapes, and lawless territories ruled by warlords. Action is heavy and physical — gunfights are loud and messy, hand-to-hand combat is punishing, and chases tear through ruins where nothing is sacred anymore.

But Afterburn isn’t just about explosions and relics. At its core, it asks a dangerous question:

If the world ends… who gets to decide what history survives?

Every artifact recovered comes with blood on it. Every alliance feels temporary. Trust is a luxury no one can afford.

By the final act, the film leaves us with a grim realization —

the old world didn’t die because of disaster…

it died because power was always worth more than people.