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Drum

Play trailer Poster for Drum 2004,  1h 42m,  Drama/ Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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86% Tomatometer 7 Reviews 73% Popcornmeter 500+ Ratings
In the 1950s Johannesburg, black South African reporter Henry Nxumalo (Taye Diggs) uncovers an explosive story.

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Sura Wood The Hollywood Reporter Nov 4, 2005
An intelligent, moving film steeped in an authentic sense of time and place. Go to Full Review
Joe Leydon Variety Apr 9, 2005
Offers an intelligent and affecting take on political radicalization in 1950s Johannesburg. Go to Full Review
Brandon Judell New York Theatre Wire Apr 10, 2006
...a harrowing, enlightening venture where 'We live fast, die young, and leave a good-looking corpse,' sadly isn't just a throwaway line uttered early in a bar scene. It's an epigraph. Go to Full Review
Film Threat Dec 6, 2005
4/5
Francesca Dinglasan Boxoffice Magazine Apr 9, 2005
2.5/5
Unfortunately relies on unoriginal plotting techniques to convey the story of an investigative journalist attempting to expose racial injustices in a society coming to grips with the newly introduced edicts of apartheid. Go to Full Review
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews Apr 9, 2005
3/4
...an engaging look at an important moment in history... Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Zola Maseko

Director

Taye Diggs

Henry Nxumalo

Gabriel Mann

Jürgen Schadeberg

Jason Flemyng

Jim Bailey

Jason Filardi

Screenwriter

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Movie Info

Synopsis In the 1950s Johannesburg, black South African reporter Henry Nxumalo (Taye Diggs) uncovers an explosive story.
Director
Zola Maseko
Screenwriter
Jason Filardi
Genre
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
Afrikaans
Runtime
1h 42m
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