The Last Employee
Der letzte Angestellte
David Bottcher, a lawyer on a long hiatus for recovery from a mental illness, starts working as a liquidator for a firm. Things start going wrong when an employee he dismisses starts stalking him.
Why it matters
A tense psychological thriller that unspools the fragile boundary between sanity and paranoia in a corporate wasteland.
- Anchored by David Bottcher’s raw, layered performance navigating trauma and creeping dread.
- An intimate, low-key approach to stalking horror that feels grounded in real-world anxiety, not cheap jump scares.
- Sharp commentary on isolation and the dehumanizing grind of office culture as a breeding ground for mental unraveling.
- Fans of slow-burn, character-driven horror with a focus on psychological disturbance over gore or spectacle will find plenty to unpack.
Director
Cast
Horror DNA
Gore
0
Slow Burn
66
Psychological
71
Supernatural
0
Creature
0
Disturbing
0
Fun Factor
0
Cerebral
57
Survival
17
