2019 Cannes contenders: 'Narcos: The Censor's Cut' by J Walter Thompson Bangkok

A campaign for a Netflix series made Thailand's censorship regime into a virtue.

We asked creative leaders from across the region choose the work they expect (or hope) to see winning at Cannes Lions this year. See all this year's Cannes contenders.

Contender: Narcos: The Censor's Cut
Agency: J Walter Thompson Bangkok
Client: Netflix

Nominated by:

Tomo Murakami, representative director, UltraSuperNew Tokyo

If you cannot show it, find a clever way of suggesting it! Trying to push the barriers and get round to bend the rules is always a challenge and I thought they did this in a very smart way without compromising on the content. Need I say more?

Jessica Davey, CMO, McCann Worldgroup APAC:

This is the perfect example of how a challenging brief can actually make better work. Smart, irreverent and highly relevant to the potential audience, this is one of the smartest campaigns I have seen this year.

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