Beat the Drum

Beat the Drum

Release Date: 2003-10-10

Overview: Young Musa is orphaned after a mysterious illness strikes his village in KwaZulu Natal. To help his grandmother, Musa sets out for Johannesburg with his father's last gift, a tribal drum, in search of work and his uncle. The journey confronts him with the stark realities of urban life, but his indomitable spirit never wavers; he returns with a truth and understanding his elders have failed to grasp.

Rating: 7.438 / 10

Cast

Junior Singo

Junior Singo

as Musa

Mary Twala

Mary Twala

as Ntombi

Adelaide Shabalala

Adelaide Shabalala

as Village Sangoma

Crew

  • David McBrayer - Writer

  • David Hickson - Director

  • Mark Winitsky - Editor

  • Klaus Badelt - Music

  • Karen S. Shapiro - Producer

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