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Beat the Drum

74% | Oct 10, 2003 | 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.

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David McBrayer
Writer
David Hickson
Director

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Mary Twala
Ntombi
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Adelaide Shabalala
Village Sangoma

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