This fan-made Adidas commercial will have you cheering

Published Jan. 5, 2017 8:59 a.m. ET

Nate Scott

This fan-made commercial (I'd go as far as to call it a short film) comes to us from the filmmaker Eugen Merher, and shows an aging runner doing his best to "break free" of the ties that bind him ... in this case, an evil old folks' home that will remind people of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.

I won't spoil it, but will say that by the end I was cheering for the old fella. This is spare filmmaking, but its powerful, and Merher tells a complete story in just 90 seconds. That is admirable.