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Election
Tartan USA


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MPAA RATING: Not Rated

Starring Simon Yam, Tony Leung Ka Fai, Louis Koo, Nick Cheung, Siu-Fai Cheung, Suet Lam, Ka Tung Lam, Tian-lin Wang, and Maggie Siu

This 2005 film is the first installment in Johnnie To's Hong Kong gangland series.

GENRE(S):	Crime \| Drama \| Foreign \| Suspense/Thriller
WRITTEN BY:	Nai-Hoi Yau Tin-Shing Yip
DIRECTED BY:	Johnny To
RELEASE DATE:	DVD: August 2, 2006 Theatrical: April 27, 2007
RUNNING TIME:	100 minutes, Color
ORIGIN:	Hong Kong
LANGUAGE(S):	Cantonese / Mandarin / English

Original title "Hak Se Wui"; Nominated, Golden Palm, 2005 Cannes Film Festival; Best Picture, Best Screenplay, Best Director and Best Actor (Fai), 2006 Hong Kong Film Awards

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Chicago Reader Joshua Katzman

Johnny To is considered one of the best action filmmakers in Hong Kong, and in this smart, stylized gangland thriller (2005) he looks at the messy inner workings of a triad.

The New York Times A.O. Scott

By the end, Mr. To has proven himself to be a genre hack of uncommon intelligence and soul: a first-rate entertainer who can thrill you into thinking.

New York Post V.A. Musetto

A poignant moment occurs in Election when a young boy sees his father brutally beat another mobster to death.

Boston Globe Ty Burr

Mostly Election tracks the shifting of power among men for whom power is all that matters, no matter how much lip service they pay to loyalty. The final sequence is a shocker but it's also completely logical.

Variety Derek Elley

Some general viewers may feel let down by the relatively scant action.

The Hollywood Reporter Ray Bennett

A repellent movie filled with gratuitous violence, Election is bound to find an appreciative audience among those who like their cinematic criminals noisy, stupid and deadly.

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