Drum

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Movie Info

In 1950s Johannesburg, black South African reporter Henry Nxumalo (Taye Diggs) uncovers an explosive story.

Genre:

drama, mystery and thriller
Original Language:

Afrikaans
Director:

Zola Maseko
Writer:

Jason Filardi
Runtime:

1h 42m

Cast & Crew

Taye Diggs
Henry Nxumalo

Gabriel Mann
Jürgen Schadeberg

Jason Flemyng
Jim Bailey

Zola Maseko
Director

Jason Filardi
Screenwriter

Critic Reviews for Drum

All Critics (7) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (6) | Rotten (1)

An intelligent, moving film steeped in an authentic sense of time and place.

November 4, 2005

Sura Wood
Hollywood Reporter
Offers an intelligent and affecting take on political radicalization in 1950s Johannesburg.

April 9, 2005

Joe Leydon
Variety
...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.

April 10, 2006

Brandon Judell
New York Theatre Wire
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December 6, 2005 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Film Threat
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.

April 9, 2005 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review…

Francesca Dinglasan
Boxoffice Magazine
...an engaging look at an important moment in history...

April 9, 2005 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews
A solid work of classical storytelling.

April 9, 2005 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Jeremy Mathews
Film Threat

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