Drum (2004)

Set in the 1950's, two journalists help spark the movement against apartheid and explore the colorful jazz rhythms of 1950s Johannesburg.

Critic Reviews

Sura Wood, Hollywood Reporter
An intelligent, moving film steeped in an authentic sense of time and place.
Joe Leydon, Variety
Offers an intelligent and affecting take on political radicalization in 1950s Johannesburg.
Brandon Judell, New York Theatre Wire
...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.
Francesca Dinglasan, Boxoffice Magazine
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.
Jeremy Mathews, Film Threat
A solid work of classical storytelling.
David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews
...an engaging look at an important moment in history...

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