BMW Film 5: Powder Keg ft. BMW X5

The BMW film series, The Hire was a series of eight short films (each about eight minutes long, on average) produced for the Internet in 2001 and 2002. A form of branded content, all eight films featured popular directors from across the globe, starred Clive Owen as the "Driver", and highlighted the performance aspects of various BMW automobiles.

Season 1: Powder Keg

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. 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 give the dog tags to Jacobs' blind mother.

- with Stellan Skarsgård and Lois Smith
- Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu
- Featured the BMW X5 E53

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Autos & Vehicles

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• BMW
• M5
• M6
• Z4M
• 550i
• 535d
• 745d
• 750i
• 760i
• E60
• E92
• E90
• E46
• E39
• E38
• S8
• RS6
• S6
• AMG