Jennifer Hudson and Quvenzhané Wallis Fend Off Disaster in Post-Apocalyptic Breathe Trailer (Exclusive)

It’s Jennifer Hudson against the apocalypse — and her fellow survivors — in a new movie Breathe.

Also starring Milla Jovovich, Quvenzhané Wallis, Common, Raúl Castillo and Sam Worthington, the upcoming thriller is directed by Stefon Bristol and written by Doug Simon.

PEOPLE exclusively presents the first trailer that features Hudson and her co-stars in action star mode.

Oskarovka, 42, can be seen sailing around New York deprived of oxygen to breathe and hiding with her family.

“After the Earth is rendered uninhabitable due to lack of oxygen, mother Maya (Hudson) and her daughter Zora (Wallis) are forced to live underground, with short trips to the surface made possible only by the coveted, state-of-the-art oxygen suit,” reads the synopsis.

Milla Jovovich in “Breathe”.

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Maya’s husband Darius, “whom she assumes is dead,” is played by Common, 51. “When a mysterious couple arrives claiming to know Darius and his fate, Maya temporarily agrees to let them into their bunker,” the synopsis continues.

But, as the pulsing announcement indicates, “these visitors are not who they say they are.”

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“I am so proud to share the screen with such a talented group of actors,” Jovovich, 48, tells PEOPLE in a statement. She adds yes Breathe director Bristol was a “wonderful” collaborator.

Jennifer Hudson in “Breathe”.

Courtesy of Breathe Productions Inc.

Bristol, winner of the 2019 Film Independent Spirit Award See you yesterdayalso has praise for its “incredible” cast, who “all bring freshness and something seriously unique to the storytelling.”

He tells PEOPLE he’s “so damn happy the world can finally see” what he calls a “labor of love.”

Courtesy of Breathe Productions Inc.

“It’s a story about a mother and daughter who are in conflict and struggling to survive,” says the director. “They must learn to trust each other, because one small mistake will mean a painful death. What family can’t relate to that?”

In a statement about the film’s message, Bristol says Breathe is a “personal story. The more personal, the more universal. We want to scare the audience into realizing that the Earth could end tomorrow.”

Quvenzhané Wallis and Sam Worthington in “Breathe”.

Courtesy of Breathe Productions Inc.

Quoting a Native American proverb – “We don’t inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children” – Bristol adds that his goal with the film was to help the audience “realize that we are on the verge of leaving our children and future generations with a terrible planet” thanks to climate changes caused by man.

“The characters are constantly talking and thinking about their children. They are more concerned about the survival of their children than themselves. Future generations do not deserve this. We need to give our children the tools to maintain and regrow the Earth.”

Breathe is in theaters, digital and on demand on April 26.

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