Election

Name: Election
Director: Johnnie To
Released: 2005-10-20T00:00:00+00:00
Rating: 7.2

2005 · TMDB 7.2 · 黑社會

After losing an election to become chairman of the Wo Lin Shing triad, a gang leader lashes out and tries to seize the dragon-head baton, the official symbol of a chairman's authority.

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Johnnie To's cold, precise look at triad succession, with Lo Hoi-pang as a grizzled elder statesman whose weary wisdom anchors the film's moral decay.

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Director · Johnnie To Producer · Johnnie To Producer · Dennis Law Sau-Yiu Producer · Charles Heung Writer · Yau Nai-Hoi Writer · Yip Tin-Shing Cinematography · Cheng Siu-Keung Composer · Lo Ta-Yu Editor · Patrick Tam Kar-Ming

Runtime: 101 min
Released: 2005-10-20
Studio: China Star Entertainment
Country: Hong Kong
Language: Cantonese
TMDB score: 7.2

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Johnnie To's cold, precise look at triad succession, with Lo Hoi-pang as a grizzled elder statesman whose weary wisdom anchors the film's moral decay.