Beat the Drum
2003 · 114 MIN · IMDB 7.1 · 725 VOTES · DIR. David Hickson
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 826 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:03:58 Musa!
00:08:09 a female ancestor, his grandmother.
00:13:02 I want my father.
00:23:24 Ah look at this, what have we got here?
00:29:14 Where is your uncle?
00:34:02 we had another hijacking yesterday.
00:36:57 You cure nothing; you just kill cows!
00:40:18 What was all that about?
00:42:01 That's enough; I'm not talking about it anymore.
00:45:07 You've got to be fast
00:49:08 Yes, you would.
00:53:49 My parents and my baby brother all died.
00:56:46 Stefan is been helping me at the orphanage.
01:00:44 I could use your help.
01:04:51 Oh! This is Musa
01:09:00 I know where we are.
01:13:56 Does a man ask permission for such things? Go!
01:17:42 Leave me my boy. Leave me.
01:24:22 Nobe? Why were you in such a panic?
01:27:55 You're killing yourselves
01:31:24 Nobe, you're in very early.
01:36:09 you're not going to loose yourjobs
01:39:56 like mine, tears are over.
01:44:18 carry the HIV/AIDS virus.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed826
Dialogue density7.2 lines / min
First line00:03:58
Final line01:44:18
Production Record
DirectorDavid Hickson
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2,000,000
Revenue$895
IMDb votes725