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Election
2005
A drama-thriller centered on a democratic election within an organized crime society. Read more
| Starring | Simon Yam, Tony Leung Ka Fai, Louis Koo, Nick Cheung |
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| Director | Johnny To |
| Genres | Drama |
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Election
A drama-thriller centered on a democratic election within an organized crime society.
| Starring | Simon Yam, Tony Leung Ka Fai, Louis Koo, Nick Cheung |
|---|---|
| Director | Johnny To |
| Studio | OPTIMUM HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 40 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 11 Sep 2006 Production year: 2005 |
| Format | DVD |
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Critics' reviews (2)
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ELECTION is a wonderfully acidulous satire....[The film] turns the usual conventions of the high-school comedy on their head.
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Briskly paced, painfully funny and pretty much unmissable
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16 out of 16 people found this review helpful
Still life in Hong Kong
A welcome surprise. I've been despairing lately as Hong Kong cinema has been in steady decline for about five years, being populated as it is by pretty pop stars instead of actors. Director Johnny To seems to be doing more than anyone to keep it afloat though, and watch this to see why. It's a slow-burning crime thriller about the election of a triad godfather; when the loser takes his election defeat without grace, the race is on to gain possession of the ceremonial baton that goes with the job. It is not an action film, although there are fights in it; it's a well-plotted thriller with, for the most part, some of the best actors currently working in HK - particularly Simon Yam as the winning candidate and Tony Leung Ka-Fai as the loser. The latter initially seems too eye-rollingly loony, but he settles down. My only gripe was the subtitles - not that the dialogue is in Chinese, which I knew when I hired it (take note idiot writer of other 'review') but that the font used is absolutely huge. A highly recommended watch, and the last few minutes will leave you stunned.
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Most recent members' review
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To vote or not to vote.
A ganster flick chop suey style. OK in places and fun at times, but you could keep your finger on the FFwrd button and still get the gist.
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