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Election(Movie, 2005)

Original title: "黑社會" (Chinese (Cantonese)/CN)
1h 41min | Genres: Crime, Drama
ElectionRating: 3.5/5 (with 9898 votes)
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. The film premiered as an "Official Selection" at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival, before being released in Hong Kong on 20 October 2005, with a Category III rating. A sequel, Election 2 (also known as Triad Election in the United States), was released in 2006. Hilary Hongjin He, a doctoral student at the University of Western Sydney, stated that compared to its sequel, this film is "less political or suspicious" from a Mainland standpoint. ()
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Awards & Nominations for Election

Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film Golden Bauhinia Award for Best Film Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards for Best Film Chinese Film Media Awards for Best Film

About Election

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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Election Trailer 1 (HQ)(Trailer, 1:36)

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Additional Information

Production country: Hong Kong
Plays in: Hong Kong
Original language: Chinese (Cantonese) (CN)
Spoken languages: Chinese (Cantonese) (CN), English (EN), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Translated into 16 languages: Catalan (CA), Czech (CS), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Vietnamese (VI), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 10/20/2005
Director: Johnnie To
Screenwriter: Yau Nai-Hoi, Yip Tin-Shing
Film Editor: Patrick Tam
Director of Photography: Cheng Siu-Keung
Composer: Lo Ta-yu
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Eleição"
"Eleição - O Submundo do Poder"
"Hēi Shè Huì"
"Hei she hui"
"Longcheng suiyue"
"黑社会1:龙城岁月"
"龙城岁月"
"Election 1"
"Election: Vol 1"
"Election: Volume 1"
"I triada"
"Black Society"
"Hak se wooi"
"Hak se wui"
"エレクション"
"흑사회"
"Wybór mafii"

3 movies in the Election Collection

2005 Election
2006 Election 2 ("黑社會以和為貴")
2020 Election 3 ("黑社会3")

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