Drum (2004)
| Release Date | 10 September 2004 |
| Genre | Thriller, Drama |
| Country | USASouth Africa |
| Filming Locations | South Africa |
| Language | English, Afrikaans, German |
| Sound Mix | Dolby Digital |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Political Drama, Period Film |
| Mood | Food for Thought |
| Themes | Social Injustice, Crisis of Conscience, Race Relations, Political Unrest |
| Tones | Poignant, Earnest, Confrontational, Stirring |
| Tags | Apartheid, Expose [revelation], Political Unrest, Reporter, Social Injustice |
Drum is a 2004 film based on the life of South African investigative journalist Henry Nxumalo, who worked for the popular 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, though 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.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Tumisho Masha
Can Themba
Moshidi Motshegwa
Florence Nxumalo
Zola
Slim
Fezile Mpela
Todd Matshikiza
Greg Melvill-Smith
Major Att Spengler
Lindani Nkosi
Nelson Mandela
Keketso Semoko
Fatsy
Tessa Jubber
Carol Shand
Tanya Baleson
Planning Clerk
Emgee Pretorius
Johan Snyman
Israel Makoe
Vy
Connie Mfuku
Mother Who Lost Her Son
Walter Knight
Morgan
Jacques Gombault
Cop #2
Dada Koyana
Suspicious Woman
Etienne Muller
Cop #1
Director
Zola Maseko
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Writer
Jason Filardi
Timothy Grimes
uncredited
Zola Maseko
uncredited
Producer
Dumisani Dlamini
producer
Jason Filardi
executive producer
Andreas Grosch
executive producer
Wendy Knill
line producer
Zachary Matz
producer
Matt Milich
producer
Andreas Schmid
executive producer
Chris Sievernich
producer
Rudolf Wichmann
producer
Original Music
Cédric Gradus Samson
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Cinematographer
Lisa Rinzler
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Editor
Troy Takaki
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Casting Director
Mavis Khanye
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Production Designer
Eggert Ketilsson
Art Director
Lisa Perry
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Set Decorator
Susan Vermaak
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Costume Designer
Pierre Vienings
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Makeup Department
Charles Khoza
hair stylist
Mandy McDonald
assistant makeup artist
Debra Nicoll
makeup department head
Sheila Petlele
assistant makeup artist
Amanda Ross-McDonald
assistant makeup artist
Production Manager
Dale Tanguay
post-production supervisor
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Aryn Guiney
second unit director, second assistant director
Monareng Makwetla
second assistant director
Rod Smith
first assistant director
Art Department
Arnold Oldknow
props
Evette Richter
set dressing assistant
Markus Root
assistant property master
Neil Swanepoel
property master
Sound Department
Ian Arrow
boom operator
Dieter Keck
sound mixer
Peter Maxwell
sound re-recording mixer
Jim Petrak
assistant sound recordist
Stunts
Aubrey Lovett
stunt coordinator
Camera and Electrical Department
Alan McIntyre Smith
gaffer
Jürgen Schadeberg
still photographer
Editorial Department
Nerissa Black
post-production coordinator
Leila Reekie
post-production coordinator
Andrea Shaw
assistant editor
Other Crew
Pierre André
subtitle editor
Kerstin Dyroff
production coordinator: VIP Medienfonds
Claudia Sendlbeck-Schickor
tax advisor: VIP
Berit Wetzel
legal counsel: VIP
Thanks
Jürgen Schadeberg
special thanks
Production Company
Armada Pictures
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Drum Pty. Ltd.
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VIP 2 Medienfonds
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Distributor
Armada Pictures International
Kinowelt Filmverleih
Kinowelt Home Entertainment
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