Netflix’s new film Straw explores what happens when they mount up to such an extent it pushes a person to breaking point – to the final straw.
Perry said: “She’s just trying to survive, trying to be a great mother to her daughter, and then the circumstances in life put her in this situation.”
Taraji P. Henson stars as single mother Janiyah Wiltkinson (Photo: Chip Bergmann/Perry Well Films 2/ Netflix)Henson said: “Straw is about a woman who reaches her tipping point.
“Everything that can go wrong, goes wrong in this one day.
“When the pot is boiling and it finally explodes, what happens?
A sequence of incidents, starting with her daughter being ill, see her life spiral out of control as she struggles to take care of her sick daughter.
And the heart of all of it is Janiyah’s desperate attempt to do the best by her daughter Aria.
Who is in the cast of Straw?
Taraji P Henson plays Janiyah Wiltkinson in Straw. (Photo: Chip Bergmann/Perry Well Films 2/Netflix)
Discussing her tole with Tudum, she said: “Janiyah is a woman who doesn’t really have a voice.
“I don’t even really think she wants to be seen by many people.
American actress Henson, 54, rose to fame playing Inspector Raina Washington in The Division, she has also starred in Person of Interest, Empire and Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist.
Sherri Shepherd
Sherri Shepherd is Nicole in Straw. (Photo: Chip Bergmann/Perry Well Films 2/Netflix)Sherri Shepherd is Nicole Parker, the branch manager of a bank called Benevolent Pain and Trust.
“She really does. She wants to make a difference and feels she hasn’t been able to do that.
Actress, comedian and presenter Shepherd is known for her chat show Sherri.
Teyana Taylor plays Officer Kay Raymond (Photo: Chip Bergmann/Perry Well Films 2/Netflix
Teyana Taylor appears as police officer Kay Raymond, who is also a single mum.
“She’s very fair in this case, very passionate, compassionate, and empathetic.
“So she could empathise and sympathise with her a lot as well.”
Glynn Turman
Glynn Turman is Richard (Photo: Chip Bergmann/Perry Well Films 2/Netflix)Glynn Turman appears as Richard, Janiyah’s boss who reprimands her for disappearing to her child’s school and then fires her.
On television, he is known for his roles in Peyton Place, A Different World, Resurrection Blvd, Big Apple, All of Us, In Treatment, House of Lies and Women of the Movement.
The cast of Straw also includes:
Sinbad as Benny (Atlanta, Rel, Dropout) Rockmond Dunbar as Chief Wilson (9-1-1, Prison Break, The Path) Ashley Versher as Tessa George (Beauty in Black, #Love My Roomie) Mike Merrill as Detective Grimes (The Black Hamptons, Finding Happy) Shalet Monique as Rayah Dunnam (A Price to Pay, Adopted) Diva Tyler as Isabella (Halloween, The Wonder Years) Fracaswell Hyman as Marvin (Atlanta, The Burial, Found) Doris Woodruff as Dorothy (Lovecraft Country, Found, Bruh)Is Straw based on a true story?
He told Tudum: “The movie represents three different types of Black women, who are all the same Black woman, who are all different walks of life, different stages of success, but can all empathise with each other.”
He said, “I think that a lot of people around the world, no matter if you’re a Black woman or not, will be able to relate to that feeling of, ‘I’m at my last straw.’
“And I know that there are a lot of Janiyahs out there in the world for real.”
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