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Powder Keg

Powder Keg

20016.90h 14m

Overview

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.

Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu
Written by David Carter, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Guillermo Arriaga
Produced by Tapas Blank, Aristides McGarry, Robyn Boardman
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Top Cast

Clive Owen

Clive Owen

The Driver

Stellan Skarsgård

Stellan Skarsgård

Harvey Jacobs

Lois Smith

Lois Smith

Mother

J

Javier Zaragoza

Paramilitary 1

L

Luis Francisco Escobedo

Paramilitary 2

Gilberto Barraza

Gilberto Barraza

Paramilitary 3

A

Alfredo Escobar

Begging Man

C

Carlos Torres Torrija

Police 1

A

Arturo Godínez

Police 2

Dagoberto Gama

Dagoberto Gama

Police 3

Themes & Keywords

short filmmaxico

About Powder Keg

Powder Keg is a action, war film released in 2001 exploring themes of short film, maxico. Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu, it stars Clive Owen, Stellan Skarsgård, Lois Smith. 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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