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Beat the Drum (2003)

PG · 2003-10-10 · 1h 54m · EN
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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.

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David HicksonDirectorDavid McBrayerWriter
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Junior SingoJunior SingoMusaMary TwalaMary TwalaNtombiAdelaide ShabalalaAdelaide ShabalalaVillage Sangoma

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Genre affinityDramaDialogue densityDramaDirector preference1565000Actor preference46660 · 155449 · 1564999Country preferenceZaDecade preference2000

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What is Beat the Drum about?

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.

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Beat the Drum has a runtime of 114 minutes.

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