In a wild desert setting, a group of meerkats (small mammals who are part of the mongoose family) take notice of a vehicle approaching in the distance. They scramble about and get dressed in their finest clothes–black tie–to honor the arrival of the new Renault Koleos 4×4.
As the SUV passes by in slo mo, accompanied by the strains of a Puccini aria, the meerkats admire their decked out reflections on the shiny Koleos.
A voiceover chimes in that the new Renault Koleos is “wildly civilized.”
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Nick Losq of directing team Blackswan directed via Carnibird, Paris, for agency Publicis Conseil, Paris. (Blackswan is repped stateside by Rabbit.)
Stars Among Those Who Lost Their Homes In L.A. Area Fires; Jamie Lee Curtis Pledges $1M To Relief Effort
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