Beat the Drum (2003)

10/10/2003 (ZA) • 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.

Beat the Drum (2003)

10/10/2003 (ZA) • 1h 54m

Drama

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.

Top Billed Cast

Junior Singo

Musa

Mary Twala

Ntombi

Adelaide Shabalala

Village Sangoma

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$2,000,000.00

Revenue

$895.00

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