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The Driver drives a wounded diplomat, who carries a mysterious briefcase, while under helicopter attack. During the attack the briefcase is struck by a bullet, causing a display on it to begin counting down, and it to leak an unknown fluid from the bullet hole. The Driver manages to destroy his pursuers, but refuses to proceed without knowing the contents of the damaged briefcase. It is revealed that the diplomat guards a human heart for a peacekeeper, whose life is needed for the continued freedom of the people. The case is delivered, and the tyrant is forced to give up his attempt to take the country by force. The Driver leaves for another mission.
Screenplay
Cuarto de los ocho cortos que forman 'The Hire', realizados en dos temporadas para BMW entre el 2001 y el 2002. Para ello se creó la productora BMW Films, capitaneada por el mismísimo David Fincher, que consiguió reunir unos cuantos reputados directores de cine para dirigir cada corto: Ang Lee, Wonk Kar-Wai, John Frankenheimer, Alejandro González Iñárritu, John Woo, Joe Carnahan, Tony Scott y Guy Ritchie, y un puñado de caras conocidas para protagonizarlos, en el que destaca Clive Owen como "The Driver", personaje misterioso que aparece en todos los cortos, Forest Whitaker, Gary Oldman, Ray Liotta, Madonna, Marilyn Manson, Mickey Rouke o Don Cheadle entre otros. Los cortos tuvieron mucho éxito en internet, tanto que se editaron en DVD para facilitar su distribución. (Fuente: Wikipedia)
