Beat the Drum

7.4
  • Genre: Drama
  • Run time: 114 min
  • Premiere: 2003. October 10.

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.

Discover

Mary Twala

Ntombi

Adelaide Shabalala

Village Sangoma

Crew

Lance Gewer

Cinematography

Directing

David Hickson

Director

Editing

Production

Richard Shaw

Producer

David McBrayer

Producer

Sound

Ramin Djawadi

Original Music Composer

Writing