Michael Briskett, a socially awkward office worker, believes his holiday dreams have come true when his beautiful coworker, Cindy, invites him to her family's Christmas dinner. After a warm welcome and a dose of roofied eggnog, Michael wakes up chained in a basement, discovering he is being served as "the brisket" for a family of devout, traditional cannibals. 2. Key Characters & Roles Michael Briskett (Steven Hubbell):
Mercy, in the Biblical sense ( chesed in Hebrew, eleos in Greek), is God’s withholding of deserved judgment. But in a secular, humanist reading, mercy is simply the choice to see another’s pain and say, “You are not required to be happy. You are only required to be here.” Mercy Christmas -Rwt4184-