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Feature film — 2001

Powder Keg (2001)

6.90h 14mAction — War

The Driver is drafted by the UN to rescue a wounded war photographer named Harvey Jacobs from out of hostile territory. While they are leaving Jacobs tells the Driver about the horrors he saw as a photographer, but he regrets his inability to help war victims. Jacobs answers the driver curiosity about why he is a photographer by saying how his mother taught him to see. He gives the Driver the film needed for a New York Times story and also his dog tags to give to his mother. When they reach the border, they are confronted by a guard who begins to draw arms as Jacobs begins taking pictures, trying to get himself killed. The Driver drives through a hail of gunfire to the border, but finds Jacobs killed by a bullet through the seat. The Driver arrives in America to visit Jacobs' mother and share the news of him winning the Pulitzer prize and hand over the dog tags, only to discover that she is blind.

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Director: Alejandro G. Iñárritu

On screen

Cast & crew

Clive Owen as The Driver

Clive Owen

The Driver

Stellan Skarsgård as Harvey Jacobs

Stellan Skarsgård

Harvey Jacobs

Lois Smith as Mother

Lois Smith

Mother

J

Javier Zaragoza

Paramilitary 1

L

Luis Francisco Escobedo

Paramilitary 2

Gilberto Barraza as Paramilitary 3

Gilberto Barraza

Paramilitary 3

A

Alfredo Escobar

Begging Man

C

Carlos Torres Torrija

Police 1

A

Arturo Godínez

Police 2

Dagoberto Gama as Police 3

Dagoberto Gama

Police 3

D

Daniel Lee

Police 4

C

Carlos Álvarez

Police 5

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