Fourth of July fireworks give way to something far more dangerous in this American thriller, when word of a nuclear strike turns a dinner party into a scramble for one of the last seats out.
What is A Social Contract about?
A Fourth of July dinner at Senator Wilde's home is meant to be a celebration, until an announcement changes everything: a nuclear strike is coming, and there is no time to get everyone to safety. A helicopter is on its way for the senator, but it only has room for three more passengers. What follows turns the dinner table into something closer to a courtroom, as guests who moments earlier were making small talk now have to argue, plead, and maneuver to convince Wilde they deserve one of the remaining seats. The film uses the ticking clock to strip away the usual social contract between host and guest, watching friendships, family ties, and professional loyalties buckle under pressure that has nothing to do with politeness anymore. Sean Astin plays Senator Bennett Wilde, with Domenica Cameron-Scorsese as Regina Wilde and Craig Parker, Christopher Wallinger, Angela Morris, Connor Green, Rachel Kang, and Samora Smallwood among the guests and household forced to make their case, directed by Jason Mac.
About the cast
Sean Astin plays Senator Bennett Wilde, the man deciding who gets a seat on the helicopter, opposite Domenica Cameron-Scorsese as Regina Wilde and an ensemble that includes Craig Parker, Christopher Wallinger, Angela Morris, Connor Green, Rachel Kang, and Samora Smallwood as the dinner guests. Jason Mac directs the film.
Context & significance
A Social Contract is a United States production that compresses its entire story into one house and one night, closer to a chamber piece than a large-scale disaster film despite its apocalyptic premise. At around 100 minutes, it keeps the pressure concentrated on the dinner table even as signs of the strike build outside, rather than sprawling into a wide-canvas disaster drama. First announced in 2022 with Astin and Parker attached, the film reached audiences as a digital release in 2026, which is the year it carries in the K-Time catalogue.
Watching A Social Contract on Ktime
A Social Contract streams on K-Time with a free account login, and it's available with both Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles so Farsi-speaking audiences can pick the format that suits them. No purchase or trial signup is required beyond creating an account; the film sits within K-Time's wider selection of international drama and thriller titles built for the Persian-speaking diaspora.