Resistance is a science fiction drama film that takes place in the distant future, in the middle of a planet gripped by an intense war between human beings and artificial intelligence. Former agent Joshua (John David Washington) is recruited to locate and kill the Creator – a mysterious architect responsible for developing a weapon capable of ending the confrontation and all humanity. Joshua and his team then head into a dark territory occupied by AI, but end up making a shocking discovery: the weapon they must destroy is, in fact, an artificial intelligence in the form of a child.