Yes, very. More sad than 98% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Powder Keg end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Powder Keg easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Powder Keg violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 71% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Powder Keg

Name: Powder Keg
Genre: Action, War
Released: 2001
Duration: 14 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Clive Owen, Stellan Skarsgård, Lois Smith, Javier Zaragoza, Luis Francisco Escobedo

Directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu

Produced by Anonymous Content, BMW Films

200114 min6.9 / 10

A somber war short about a rescue mission that becomes a meditation on witnessing, sacrifice, and the unbridgeable gap between seeing and helping.

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.

Clusters

Consequences Of Wrongdoing Trapped Heroes Fighting Back Trapped by Fate, Undone by History European Countries

Genres

Action War

Keywords

Short Film Maxico

Questions people ask

Is Powder Keg sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.
Does Powder Keg end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is Powder Keg easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Powder Keg violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% of films.
Is Powder Keg scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.