Ad of the Day: 12 Years a Slave Director Just Made This Erotic Short Film for Burberry

Steve McQueen's sultry spot is all about the cologne

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Steve McQueen is primarily known as the Oscar-winning director of such films as Hunger, Shame and 12 Years a Slave, the 2013 winner of Best Picture, which led Time magazine to call him one of the World's 100 most influential people in 2014.

But he also directs short films, and his new ad for high fashion brand Burberry proves his work can be quite erotic, even if it includes nary a hint of Michael Fassbender au naturel

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