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Beat the Drum (2003)

Directed by David Hickson

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.

Rated PG | Length 114 minutes

Actors

Junior Singo | Mary Twala | Adelaide Shabalala