---
title: 'Drum (2004)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Zola Maseko'
released: '2004-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 94
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'South Africa'
  - 'Germany'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/drum-2004'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0379765/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Drum (2004)

2004 · 94 min · Drama · South Africa, Germany, United States


## Synopsis

Drum is a 2004 film based on the life of South African investigative journalist Henry Nxumalo, who worked for Drum magazine, called "the first black lifestyle magazine in Africa". It was director Zola Maseko's first film and deals with the issues of apartheid and the forced removal of residents from Sophiatown. The film was originally to be a six-part television series called Sophiatown Short Stories, but Maseko could not get the funding. The lead roles of Henry Nxumalo and Drum main photographer Jürgen Schadeberg were played by American actors Taye Diggs and Gabriel Mann, while most of the rest of the cast were South African actors.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Zola Maseko](https://cinepixo.com/people/zola-maseko)
- **Screenplay:** [Jason Filardi](https://cinepixo.com/people/jason-filardi)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Terence Blanchard](https://cinepixo.com/people/terence-blanchard)
- **Director of Photography:** [Lisa Rinzler](https://cinepixo.com/people/lisa-rinzler)

## Cast

- [Bonnie Mbuli](https://cinepixo.com/people/bonnie-mbuli)
- [Jason Flemyng](https://cinepixo.com/people/jason-flemyng)
- [Taye Diggs](https://cinepixo.com/people/taye-diggs)
- [Zola](https://cinepixo.com/people/zola)
- [Gabriel Mann](https://cinepixo.com/people/gabriel-mann)

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