It may be an ad for H&M, but Wes Anderson’s new short film gives viewers nearly four minutes of the exact Christmas commercial you would expect from the famed director.
Starring Adrien Brody as a train conductor tasked with throwing together a makeshift holiday celebration for passengers experiencing a major travel delay Christmas morning, the clip is shot in Anderson’s classic style and culminates in a heartwarming — and extremely festive — surprise. “This story may resonate more than ever at a time in the world where we could all do with giving a stranger a hug,” Brody told NME.
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