A BBQ where the host is the main course. Revenge is best served... awkward.
BEEF tells the story of an BBQ evening hosted by Marc, a somewhat peculiar perfectionist. Everything is planned to be meticulous. The serviettes matching with the plastic cutlery and cups - and of course the guests. His ex-girlfriend (who brings her new boyfriend along), two sisters (the one has a crush on Marc and the other is a Vegetarian!) and two strange men (one of whom seems to fancy Marc and the other just quietly digs into the food). Everything could have been so perfect, as Marc had planned - but the guests end up ridiculing Marc and reduce the host to a servant, but they forget that he who laughs last...
Direction
Huebschle squeezes maximum tension from plastic cutlery color schemes.
Acting
Emvula's slow-burn breakdown is deliciously painful to watch.
Writing
Every guest is a perfectly calibrated weapon against the host.
Director
Tim Huebschle
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in Namibia with a local cast, this 14-minute gem proves African cinema doesn't need Hollywood budgets to surgically dissect social anxiety.
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