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Beat the Drum

Beat the Drum

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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 10, 2003

Runtime

1h 54m

Genres

Drama

User Score

74%

Original Title

Beat the Drum

Director

David Hickson

Budget

$2,000,000

Revenue

$895

Description

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.