Beat the Drum (2003)

Directed by

David Hickson

Genre

drama

Country

South Africa

Runtime

1h 54m

Rated

PG

Rating

7.6 of 10 from 17 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young boy from a rural South African village travels to Johannesburg after a family tragedy. He discovers a world of poverty and hope among children living on the streets.

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What happens

Beat the Drum, written and produced by W. David McBrayer and directed by David Hickson, is a South African film starring Clive Scott and Owen Sejake. Premiering at the 2003 Mill Valley Film Festival, Beat The Drum won 30 international film festival awards, including the prestigious Montreal Zenith D'Or and the Monaco International Film Festival Angel Award, the festival's top honor. The film also won Best Picture, Best Director (David Hickson), Best Supporting Actor (Owen Sejake), Best Actor (Junior Singo), Best Music (Klaus Badelt and Ramin Djawadi) and several Audience Awards. McBrayer has said that he wrote Beat The Drum to "help give a voice to the voiceless. I simply wanted to be an honest witness to the plight of these kids. When there is a tear in the human fabric we should all feel it." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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