Beef (2025 film)
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| Spanish | Ruido |
| Directed by | Ingride Santos |
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| Cinematography | Beatriz Sastre |
| Edited by | Fernanda Gascón |
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| Distributed by | Vercine |
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| Language | Spanish |
Beef (Spanish: Ruido) is a 2025 musical drama film directed by Ingride Santos starring Latifa Drame and Judith Álvarez alongside Asaari Bibang.
The film premiered at the 28th Málaga Film Festival on 20 March 2025 ahead of its theatrical release in Spain on 28 November 2025 under Vercine.
Plot
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]
Cast
Production
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]
Release
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]
Reception
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]
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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30th Toulouse Spanish Film Festival | Best Director | Ingride Santos | Won | [10] |
| New Filmmaker Award | Ingride Santos | Won | |||
| Best Cinematography | Beatriz Sastre | Won |
See also
References
- ^ a b Tena, Arturo (28 November 2025). "'Ruido', la película del rap 'freestyle' con la que Asaari Bibang demuestra que no es solo comedia". Cine con Ñ.
- ^ a b Rivera, Alfonso (27 May 2025). "Review: Beef". Cineuropa.
- ^ a b Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (24 November 2025). "Los estrenos del 28 de noviembre. 'Ruido'. Lucha de marginadas". Aisge.
- ^ Montoya, Àlex (28 November 2025). "'Ruido', una película sobre batallas de gallos rejuvenece el cine catalán". Time Out.
- ^ Fano, Ramón (23 December 2025). "Ruido es la película sobre mujeres raperas en Barcelona". Neo2.
- ^ Xermán, Eloi (28 November 2025). "«Ruido»: rapear para seguir viviendo". La Razón.
- ^ a b "'Ruido' – estreno en cines 28 de noviembre". Audiovisual451. 28 November 2025.
- ^ "Se rueda 'Ruido', una historia sobre el mundo del rap en Barcelona de los productores de 'Casa en flames'". Cine con Ñ. 19 November 2024.
- ^ "'Ruido' lleva las batallas de gallos de rap a la gran pantalla en el Festival de Málaga". Málaga Hoy. Grupo Joly.
- ^ a b Sánchez Sequera, Marco (14 October 2025). "'Cuando un río se convierte en mar' y 'Ruido' triunfan en la 30ª edición del Festival Cinespaña de Toulouse". Audiovisual451.
- ^ Martín Barrero, Iván (26 December 2025). "Estrenos para el fin de semana del 26 de diciembre en las plataformas en streaming". Cinco Días.
- ^ "Karate Kid en Playz". La Opinión de Málaga. Prensa Ibérica. 20 March 2025.
- ^ Lobo, Carmen L. (28 November 2025). "Crítica de 'Ruido': un debut sonoro ★★★". La Razón.
- ^ Engel, Philipp (26 November 2025). "Crítica de 'Ruido': un emocionante canto a la amistad al ritmo del rap". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.