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VIDEO: Chrysler ad gets political, advocates for release of Myanmar Nobel Peace Prize Laureate

December 4, 2009

Filed under: Videos, Chrysler, Celebrities

Chrysler 300 in political spot - click above to watch the video

This is… different. To summarize, a new commercial by Chrysler is agitating for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s (a.k.a. Burma’s) pro-democracy leader and lightning rod who has been under one form of house arrest or another for twenty years. The thirty-second spot was originally created to be part of sister-brand Lancia’s sponsorship of the 10th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates. Says Oliver Francis, the new President and CEO of Chrysler and Managing Director of Lancia:

“We produced the TV film in honor of all those who put their lives at stake in the hopes of making the world a better place. In particular, those men and women who are still prisoners, like Aung San Suu Kyi. For Chrysler, this is a chance to use our brand image to join with others in [...]

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