IMDb
7.1 /10
731 votes


Drama · 2003 · 1h 54min
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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Beat the Drum
IMDb
7.1 /10
731 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
88 /100
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TMDB
7.6 /10
17 votes
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Weighted average
7.8/10
