Beat the Drum
Oct 10 2003
•2h 54m
•Drama
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.
Cast
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Junior Singo
Musa
Mary Twala
Ntombi
Adelaide Shabalala
Village Sangoma
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