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Beat the Drum

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Beat the Drum

7.4

1h 54m

2003

Synopsis

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.

Director

David Hickson

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Drama

hiv/aids epidemic

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Cast & Crew

Junior Singo

Junior Singo

as Musa

Mary Twala

Mary Twala

as Ntombi

Adelaide Shabalala

as Village Sangoma

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