If You Liked Audi's 'Duel,' You'll Love This Insane Music Video Told in Reverse

Leningrad's 'Kolshik' wins gold at Epica

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BERLIN, Germany—Normally, when an ad as well crafted as Audi’s “Duel” comes along, the last thing you want to see is the same creative approach getting rehashed by someone else. But here’s a notable exception.

Today at the Epica Awards judging in Berlin, one surprise gold winner was a music video for “Kolshik,” a 2017 song from Russian band Leningrad. Directed by musician and filmmaker Ilya Naishuller of U.K. production house Great Guns, the video tells a comically violent (and generally a bit NSFW, though without any nudity) story of a circus performance gone horribly wrong.

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