The Heath Ledger directed animated music video for US band Modest Mouse‘s track “King Rat” has premiered online today (August 5).

The six-minute video was made by the deceased actor to raise awareness of the dangers of commercial whaling.

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The animation was finished after Ledger’s death in 2008 by the video compnay he collaborated with.

The video ends by saying: “This began with our friend, a great defender of life, and was completed in his spirit.”

See the Heath Ledger directed video for Modest Mouse’s King Rat here:

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Modest Mouse – King Rat (International Version)

Profits from King Rat video downloads from iTunes’ US store will go to the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society.

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