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Election ( Chinese: 黑社會; literal title: Black Society, a common Cantonese reference to the triads ), is a 2005 Hong Kong crime film directed by Johnnie To. Featuring a large ensemble cast, the film stars Simon Yam and Tony Leung Ka-fai as two gang leaders engaged in a power struggle to become the new leader of a Hong Kong triad .
Oct 20, 2005 · Election: Directed by Johnnie To. With Simon Yam, Tony Ka Fai Leung, Louis Koo, Nick Cheung. Rival gang leaders are locked in a struggle to become the new chairman of Hong Kong's Triad society.
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- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Johnnie To
- 2005-10-20
Johnnie To. Director: Election. With over thirty directing and producing credits to his name, Johnnie To enjoyed international breakthroughs with Election (2005), Election 2 (2006) (aka "Triad Election") and Exiled (2006); those films enjoyed multiple international film festival appearances and were separately sold to more than 21 foreign territories (including theatrical distributions in ...
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Apr 25, 2007 · Directed by Johnnie To. Crime, Drama, Thriller. Not Rated. 1h 40m. By A.O. Scott. April 25, 2007. “Election,” the first installment in Johnnie To’s two-film Hong Kong gangland serial, is a ...
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Apr 27, 2006 · Election 2: Directed by Johnnie To. With Louis Koo, Simon Yam, Nick Cheung, Ka-Tung Lam. As election time nears, current Triad chairman Lok (Yam) faces competition from his godsons.
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- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Johnnie To
- 2006-04-27
Election 2 (literal title: Black Society: Harmony is a Virtue ), also known as Triad Election in the United States, is a 2006 Category III Hong Kong crime film directed by Johnnie To with a large ensemble cast including Louis Koo, Simon Yam and Nick Cheung. A sequel to the 2005 film Election, the film concludes the events of the first film ...
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Johnnie To Kei-fung (born 22 April 1955) is a Hong Kong filmmaker. Popular in his native Hong Kong, To has also found acclaim overseas. Intensely prolific, To has made films in a variety of genres, though in the West he is best known for his action and crime movies, which have earned him critical respect and a cult following, which includes American filmmaker Quentin Tarantino.