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This stunning commercial for Coca-Cola’s energy drink Samurai is a love letter to Saigon’s strange mix of urban chaos and beauty.

The brainchild of Jarkarta-based director Martin R. Wilk, the video features beautifully rendered sequences of a group of Saigoneers doing tricky acrobatics with their bikes.

As the group cruises around Saigon to a dreamlike soundtrack, many of the city’s lesser known sights, from remnants of an old aircraft to gritty train stations, serve as the backdrop for their flatland maneuvers.

Take a look at the commercial, courtesy of Vimeo user Zoltan Halmagyi, below:

[Video via Vimeo user Zoltan Halmagyi]


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