Election

Election

  • Director: Johnnie To
  • Writer: Nai-Hoi Yau,Tin-Shing Yip
  • Countries of origin: Hong Kong
  • Language: Cantonese, Mandarin, English
  • Release date: October 20, 2005
  • Sound mix: DTS, Dolby Digital
  • Aspect ratio: 2.35 : 1
  • Also known as: Xã Hội Đen
  • "Election" is a thriller, drama, and crime movie released in 2005. It was produced by China Star Entertainment Co., Ltd., Image holding group and Centennial Film Co., Ltd., and directed by Johnnie To . Starring Simon Yam or Yam Tat-wah , Tony Leung Ka Fai , Louis Koo , Cheung Ka Fei and Suet Lam . Invest 40 million Hong Kong dollars. The film tells the story of a traditional gang in the process of selecting the boss every two years, the "five tigers" in the gang track down the boss's token, and join the story of the boss competition. 

    Details

    • Release date October 20, 2005
    • Filming locations Central, Hong Kong, China
    • Production companies China Star Entertainment, Milky Way Image Company, One Hundred Years of Film Company

    Box office

    Gross worldwide

    $2,202,840

    Movie reviews

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    • By Rosetta 2022-12-24 19:49:39

      There is nothing more between people than the relationship between rights, power and interests

      The film revolves around the story of Ah D and Ah Le campaigning for the leader. The content does not have too many violent pictures, but it shows the dark side of people's hearts.

      From the very beginning, Deng Bo started to vote for Ah Le, and you can see this interest relationship, because only when Ah Le became the leader, their uncles could have An Le tea and rice, Ah D was too fierce and acted too arrogantly. Deng Bo pushed for checks and balances of...

    • By Mason 2022-12-24 07:24:11

      only crueler

      Because reality keeps breaking my naivety, I don't trust people anymore. What kind of brotherly loyalty, is there less cases of being stabbed in the back by brothers? Just like in the movie, when Ale and Big D joined forces to kill the boss of another club, Big D said while cutting down, that he was so naive after being in the underworld for so long, damn it. So I have always believed in a sentence: the heart of defending people is indispensable. I have heard a story of a...

    • By Lelah 2022-12-23 23:11:03

      The Hong Kong version is much better, four and a half stars

      Although only ten minutes have been deleted, many plot connections and lines have been changed. The Hong Kong version is very smooth to watch. If you change some places, you will feel inexplicable.

      The film fits the theme of "Young and Dangerous Boys can't go far without relying on their brains these days". In fact, what I want to shoot is a power struggle, a dark tone, and a complicated relationship. Everyone has ghosts. The adaptation of BGM and the rhythm...

    • By Jess 2022-12-23 16:18:55

      Watch John To's "Underworld"

      Finally saw the legendary underworld that won N Golden Elephant Awards. It's not as exciting as I imagined, but the performances of Yan Dahua and Tony Leung are really remarkable. The scene starts with the uncle-level old guy in the gang rubbing numbness together and arguing about the new one. The use of color and environment is very traditional Hong Kong film flavor. The Cantonese used for the dialogue is also extremely colloquial. On the fishing boat, Big D asked Zhang Jiahui's Mazai to eat a...

    • By Lelah 2022-12-22 06:03:04

      The old tales play out from generation to generation

      Fight and fight, you fight and fight, you die, just as the ending song sings: the old days are staged.

      It tells the story of the Hong Kong gang, which is the hei social organization. Judging from our current value, this social formation is undoubtedly illegal and abnormal.

      But once upon a time, perhaps a large part of the entire Hong Kong people were in this organization, and they were able to operate closely through strict gang rules and...

    User comments

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    • By Astrid 2022-04-22 07:01:59

      The way it ends is...

    • By Cecelia 2022-04-22 07:01:59

      The end of this film is enough to make us pay tribute to all the creators of Galaxy Films! I don't know what the abridged version of SARFT looks...

    • By Dora 2022-04-22 07:01:59

      It's so arrogant! ! ! If you unintentionally map an organization, you won't say anything. On the whole, the charm is super enough, and every actor and every scene is a classic. Fortunately, it is the Hong Kong version. Leung Ka Fai deserved to be the best actor for this, and made the big D come...

    • By Nichole 2022-04-22 07:01:59

      Hong Kong version of The Godfather. Young and Dangerous, if they don't use their brains, they will always be Young and...

    • By Elenor 2022-04-22 07:01:59

      "Using Movies Against...

    Movie plot

    The film tells the story of a fictional traditional gang in Hong Kong facing a two-yearly election big shot; old brother time, but the gang encountered a lot of trouble at this time: the police are constantly watching, the old big shot; the old brother does not want to resign, the help middle big shot; old brother's token disappeared. So the gang decided to select the most powerful "five tigers" in the gang to track down the...
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    Behind the scenes gags

    Louis Koo filmed the movie "Dragon City Years". In order to show the ferocity of the character, Louis Koo was very involved. Because of the uncontrollable movement, he beat the actor playing the opponent into a dizziness, and even smashed the lighting engineer's car glass.
    In one scene, Louis Koo and his companions drove a car and attacked from both sides, trying to kill the opponent. Louis Koo also raised the trash can and attacked...
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    Top-notch realistic style.

    "Election" can be said to shine in 2005, won 11 nominations for the new Taiwan Film Golden Horse Awards, including best director, best feature film, best actor and best supporting actor and so on. Of course, this kind of honor is not blown out, it should be said that it basically represents the higher level of Hong Kong movies this year in all aspects. Johnnie To's kung fu in directing gangster films is obviously unquestionable. The...
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    Movie quotes

    • Big D: [to Lok] Don't talk to me until you have the baton!