Director: Alan Scott Neal
A roadside diner empties out for the night, and the waitress left behind soon realizes she isn't alone after all.
What is Last Straw about?
Nancy has had enough. After firing the entire staff at her father's roadside diner in a fit of frustration, she decides the only way to salvage the night is to run the last shift herself, locking the doors and settling in for what she expects to be a quiet close. That plan unravels quickly. Something from Nancy's past resurfaces inside the empty diner, and the isolated building she thought would offer peace instead becomes a trap. Cut off from help and unsure who or what she's really dealing with, Nancy has to rely on instinct and sheer stubbornness to make it through until morning, fighting to keep control of a night that keeps slipping further out of her hands.
Cast & crew
Jessica Belkin plays Nancy, carrying most of the film alone in the diner as the character shifts from irritated to genuinely afraid. Jeremy Sisto appears in a supporting role that complicates Nancy's night further, while Taylor Kowalski, Tara Raani, Joji Otani-Hansen, Glen Gould, Levon Panek, and Brian D. Wolfe round out a cast built for a lean, contained thriller rather than a sprawling ensemble.
Context & significance
Last Straw is a 2024 American production blending drama, horror, and thriller elements, directed by Alan Scott Neal. Its single-location setup, a diner stripped down to one employee after closing, puts pressure on pacing and performance rather than spectacle, a structure common to lean genre thrillers that trade budget for tension. The film uses the diner's familiar, mundane layout, the counter, the kitchen, the parking lot, against its horror turn to unsettling effect.
Where & how to watch
Last Straw streams on K-Time with both a Persian dub and Persian subtitles available, letting Farsi-speaking audiences choose whichever fits their viewing habits. Anyone can read this page without logging in, and watching the film itself only requires a free K-Time account, with no separate charge or trial period attached to the title. K-Time's catalog and interface are built around the Iranian diaspora, so searching for and resuming titles like this one stays in a familiar Farsi-first experience throughout.