Spoiler alert! The following story contains major details about the premise and ending of “The Drama” (now in theaters). 

“The Drama” attempts to raise a lot of questions on the nature of love and morality: Is love truly unconditional? Are we forever beholden to our pasts? How much should we truly know about each other, even in marriage? Are thoughts worse than actions? Are we completely irredeemable once we cross the moral threshold? What if we just almost cross it? 

Even outside matrimony, “The Drama” interrogates our capacity for forgiveness and inclination toward punishment in a culture that’s grown increasingly punitive and carceral. 

Even the conversation about the film's subject matter has been divisive. Online discourse about the movie that flattens certain actions in support of others completely misses the point. What makes the film so strong is the questions it asks about forgiveness, accountability and love – not the sensational backdrop for its pitch-black comedic premise.

What's the worst thing you've ever done?

In a pivotal scene, two couples share the worst thing they’ve ever done.

Mike (Mamoudou Athie) revealed he used an ex as a human shield in a dog attack and his wife, Rachel (Alana Haim), admitted to leaving a mentally disabled child in a closet. After struggling to find his, Charlie (Robert Pattinson) offered up the time he cyberbullied a girl so bad she had to move towns. The biggest reveal, and the film’s major........

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