Beat the Drum (2003)

  • PG
  • 10/10/2003 (US)
  • Drama
  • 1h 54m

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.

David Hickson

Director

David McBrayer

Writer

Cast

Junior Singo's headshot

Junior Singo

Musa
Mary Twala's headshot

Mary Twala

Ntombi
Adelaide Shabalala's headshot

Adelaide Shabalala

Village Sangoma

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