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Powder Keg
Powder Keg
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Powder Keg

2001
14m
Action
War

Status

Released

Release

2001

Runtime

14m

Storyline

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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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
14m
Jun 1, 2001
Languages
English
Spanish
Director
Alejandro González Iñárritu
Alejandro González Iñárritu
Production
Anonymous Content
Anonymous Content
BMW Films
BMW Films
Zeta Film
Zeta Film
Production Countries
Germany
Mexico
United States of America

Top Cast

23 Cast Members

Clive Owen

Clive Owen

The Driver

Stellan Skarsgård

Stellan Skarsgård

Harvey Jacobs

Lois Smith

Lois Smith

Mother

Javier Zaragoza

Paramilitary 1

Luis Francisco Escobedo

Paramilitary 2

Gilberto Barraza

Gilberto Barraza

Paramilitary 3

Alfredo Escobar

Begging Man

Carlos Torres Torrija

Police 1

Arturo Godínez

Police 2

Dagoberto Gama

Dagoberto Gama

Police 3

Daniel Lee

Police 4

Carlos Álvarez

Police 5

Marco Aurelio Contreras

Police playing Dominoes

Hector Tavares

Police in Pursuit

Marco Pérez

Marco Pérez

Contra 1

Arturo Amaro

Contra 2

Socorro Avelar

Contra Grandmother

Ibet Reyna

Contra Woman

Ivan Rafael Gonzalez

Contra Boy

Gustavo Sánchez Parra

Gustavo Sánchez Parra

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