Chosen (2001)

The Driver is carrying an Asian child who has been chosen for a strange ritual. He must drive him through a dark night in the city to get to a monk's house, while eluding several American ... See full summary »

Director:

Ang Lee

Writer:

David Carter

Stars:

Clive Owen, Mason Lee, Sonom Gualson

1 nomination.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Clive Owen	...	The Driver
Mason Lee	...	Passenger (as Mason C. Lee)
Sonom Gualson	...	Tugboat Monk
Brian Smyj	...	Shadow
Jamie Harris	...	Stick
Jeff Jensen	...	Car 1 Driver
Jarrod Bunch	...	Car 1 Passenger (as Jared Bunch)
Artie Malesci	...	Car 2 Driver
Kevin Catucci	...	Car 2 Passenger
Losang Gyatso	...	Imposter Monk
Satoru 'Sat' Tsufura	...	Real Monk

Storyline

The Driver is carrying an Asian child who has been chosen for a strange ritual. He must drive him through a dark night in the city to get to a monk's house, while eluding several American cars out to get the child.

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Plot Keywords:

car chase | the hire | product placement | promotional

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Genres:

Action | Short

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Details

Official Sites:

BMW Films (registration req'd)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 May 2001 (World-wide)

Also Known As:

The Hire: Chosen

Company Credits

Production Co:

Anonymous Content, BMW Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

6 min 11 min (DVD edition)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The young boy gives The Driver an Incredible Hulk band-aid to put on his ear. Ang Lee also directed Hulk.

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Goofs

In the first shot involving the Mercedes and the Chrysler, the passenger of the Mercedes has his coat closed in the door, but in the following shots it isn't there.

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Connections

Followed by Ticker (2002)

User Reviews

Auterist Short (no kidding)

This wonderful little short film finds Ang Lee at his best! Full of quiet Ang Lee-esquire moments(when the little Dalai-lama guy in the backseat feels hot, he opens the power window, then rolls it back up; the driver looks at him, understands the little guy's urge for cold air(much like that of his native Tibet), cranks down the temp to 65 on the BMW's climate control system.) Of course, the prominent humorous self-conscious Hulk reference didn't go unnoticed by the viewers, including the ones here on IMDb. This is just one instance of director's amazingly light touch.

Also, the music is absolutely wonderful, which wouldn't be that much out of place in Lee's period piece Sense and Sensibility. The music had me smiling throughout this short film, thinking of the connection to the Sense and Sensibility.

I'm amazed by how Ang Lee transformed the film(whose only aim was to advertise the great German cars) into the first-rate cinema by applying fully his sensibilities and preoccupations.