Film · 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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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.
8 principal cast
Beat the Drum (2003) is available to stream on Flicksy via 6 verified sources, aggregated from publicly available embed providers. The 1h 54m drama directed by David Hickson is rated 7.6/10 by 17 viewers.
Beat the Drum was released on October 10, 2003.
Beat the Drum was directed by David Hickson.
Beat the Drum has a runtime of 114 minutes (1h 54m).
Beat the Drum is categorized as Drama.
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