Powder Keg (2001)

  • NR
  • 06/01/2001 (US)
  • Action, War
  • 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.

Alejandro González Iñárritu

Director, Writer

David Carter

Story, Writer

Guillermo Arriaga

Writer

Cast

Clive Owen's headshot

Clive Owen

The Driver
Stellan Skarsgård's headshot

Stellan Skarsgård

Harvey Jacobs
Lois Smith's headshot

Lois Smith

Mother
Javier Zaragoza's headshot

Javier Zaragoza

Paramilitary 1
Luis Francisco Escobedo's headshot

Luis Francisco Escobedo

Paramilitary 2
Gilberto Barraza's headshot

Gilberto Barraza

Paramilitary 3
Alfredo Escobar's headshot

Alfredo Escobar

Begging Man
Carlos Torres Torrija's headshot

Carlos Torres Torrija

Police 1

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