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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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Clive Owen
The Driver

Stellan Skarsgård
Harvey Jacobs

Lois Smith
Mother
- J
Javier Zaragoza
Paramilitary 1
- L
Luis Francisco Escobedo
Paramilitary 2

Gilberto Barraza
Paramilitary 3
- A
Alfredo Escobar
Begging Man
- C
Carlos Torres Torrija
Police 1
- A
Arturo Godínez
Police 2

Dagoberto Gama
Police 3
- D
Daniel Lee
Police 4
- C
Carlos Álvarez
Police 5
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