Beat the Drum (2003)

7.6/10 • 114 min • 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.

Cast

Owen Sejake

Mary Twala

Ntombi

Junior Singo

Maurice Carpede

Tom Fairfoot

Glen Gabela

Seputla Sebogodi

Nthati Moshesh

Frances

Fats Bookholane

Keketso Semoko

Sophie

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