独自在伊拉克工作了8个多月后，Laura Poitras近距离详细的记录了在美军占领之下的伊拉克人民的生活。导演Laura Poitras将焦点对准了一名伊拉克医生Riyadh，他是六个孩子的父亲，同时还是伊拉克逊尼派政治候选人。在对美军的占领进行了强烈的批评后，他还同样强烈的表示在伊拉克建立民主的重要性。在他的周围完全是一片混乱，他的休息室里每天都有大量的受伤的患者。本片将处于美国占领下的伊拉克以及中东民主进程，如戏剧般一幕幕的展开在人们的面前……

Unraveling like a lush, gripping novel that constantly subverts expectations, The Oath is the interlocking drama of two brothers-in-law, Abu Jandal and Salim Hamdam, whose associations with al Qaeda in the 1990s propelled them on divergent courses. The film delves into Abu Jandal's daily life as a taxi driver in Sana’a, Yemen, and Hamdan’s military tribunal in Guantanamo Bay prison. Abu Jandal and Hamdan’s personal stories—how they came to serve as Osama bin Laden’s bodyguard and driver respectively—act as prisms through which to humanize and contextualize a world the Western media demonizes. As Hamdan’s trial progresses, his military lawyers challenge fundamental flaws in the court system. As charismatic Abu Jandal dialogues with his son, Muslim students, and journalists, he generously unveils the complex evolution of his belief system since 9/11.
Exquisitely constructed so multiple threads and time periods commingle seamlessly, and gaining astonishingly intimate access to subjects and information, The Oath illuminates a realm too long misunderstood.