Beef (2025 film)

After the death of her father, afro-Descendant Lati plunges herself into music despite reluctance from her traditional Muslim Malian mother Aminata and, groomed by former rapper Judy, she tries to gain a foothold in the Barcelonian battle rap scene.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Drame, Álvarez, and Bibang attending the 2025 Málaga Film Festival

• Latifa Drame as Lati^[1]
• Judith Álvarez as Judy^[6]
• Asaari Bibang [es] as Aminata^[3]
• Lobo Estepario^[7]

The film is a Filmin original produced by Sábado Películas and Playtime Movies alongside La Corte, with backing from ICAA and ICEC and collaboration from The Black View.^[8]

Beef was presented in the official selection of the 28th Málaga Film Festival on 20 March 2025.^[9] The film's festival run also included selections for the 51st Seattle International Film Festival in May 2025 and the 30th Toulouse Spanish Film Festival (Cinespaña) in October 2025.^[2][10] Distributed by Vercine,^[7] it was released theatrically in Spain on 28 November 2025. Filmin programmed a streaming debut for 26 December 2025.^[11]

Víctor A. Gómez of La Opinión de Málaga assessed that the film lacks "forcefulness", otherwise reflecting on it as "Karate Kid but with rappers".^[12]

Carmen L. Lobo of La Razón rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, deeming it to be a "honest" debut film, singling out how it is "made from the heart" and the committed leading actress as the best things about the film.^[13]

Philipp Engel of Cinemanía rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, considering it "a new neorealist" and "post-Dardenian" fiction, and a "moving" ode to friendship.^[14]