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Release Date:
June 1, 2001
Original Title:
Powder Keg
Alternate Titles:
Powder Keg
The Hire: Powder Keg
Genres:
Action | War
Production Companies:
Anonymous Content
BMW Films
Zeta Film
Production Countries:
Germany | Mexico | United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 14
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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Casting:
Manuel Teil
Costume Design:
Gabriela Diaque
Director:
Alejandro González Iñárritu
Director of Photography:
Robert Richardson
Editor:
Luis Carballar
Gabriel Rodríguez de la Mora
Alejandro González Iñárritu
Executive Producer:
David Fincher
Pelayo Gutiérrez
Dave Morrison
Line Producer:
Angelica De Leon
Makeup & Hair:
Regina Reyes
Original Music Composer:
Harry Gregson-Williams
Post Producer:
Edith Sánchez
Producer:
Robyn Boardman
Aristides McGarry
Tapas Blank
Production Design:
Brigitte Broch
Set Decoration:
María José Pizzaro
Story:
David Carter
Writer:
Guillermo Arriaga
David Carter
Alejandro González Iñárritu
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