'The Oath' trailer: A Thanksgiving celebration goes downhill in the Tiffany Haddish-Ike Barinholtz savage comedy
Thanksgiving, ideally, is a time to get together and make merry with near and dear ones. Even in the divisive political times - inspired to a great extent from the current socio-political climate - a family celebration is hardly a somber affair. The status quo is disturbed drastically and close kins turn against one another when the government imposes an arbitrary deadline to sign a patriot's pledge in Ike Barinholtz's directorial debut 'The Oath'.
The savagely dark comedy, which also has Barinholtz shouldering scripting duties, revolves around the lives of a seemingly normal couple - starring Tiffany Haddish as Kai and Barinholtz as Chris, along with John Cho, Carrie Brownstein, Billy Magnussen, Meredith Hagner, Jon Barinholtz, Nora Dunn, and Chris Ellis. However, it's only a matter of time before an unfortunate series of events take place, thanks to the so-called oath, described as a "state-sponsored initiative to have Americans sign a loyalty waiver."