 Shadows on the Wall 's Rich Kline noted that the storyline was " compelling and eye @-@ opening " and praised the actors as " excellent " and " committed to getting the truth out . " He was impressed with the " lively and fascinating sense of local culture " that dominated the film . Kline , who gave the film 3 out of 5 stars , was mainly concerned with the film 's " rather clumsy " direction and screenwriting . Maseko directed with " energy and verve , " though his " struggles to capture the human drama " led to the impression that Drum was " a clunky TV movie , with awkward camera angles , wonky editing and clumsy sound recording . " Filardi was guilty of a dialogue which " echoes with cliches , while contrived plotting put characters into situations that may be true , but they feel corny and movie @-@ like . " Kline also criticised the wide variety of political issues that characterised the film , though added that " maybe this helps us begin to understand what life must have been like under such an oppressive government . " 
