Election 2

Election 2

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name = Election 2


caption = Original Hong Kong theatrical poster
director = Johnnie To
writer = Yau Nai-Hoi
Yip Tin-Shing

starring = Louis Koo
Simon Yam
Nick Cheung
Cheung Siu-Fai
Lam Suet
Lam Ka-Tung
producer = Dennis Law
Johnnie To
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Charles Heung
Dennis Law
Administrative Producer
Tiffany Chen
eproducer = Charles Heung
Dennis Law
distributor = flagicon|Hong Kong China Star Entertainment Group
flagicon|USA Tartan Films
flagicon|China China Film Group
released = flagicon|Hong Kong 27 April, 2006 (Hong Kong)
flagicon|USA 25 April, 2007 (USA)
runtime = 92 min.
language = Cantonese, Mandarin
preceded_by = "Election"
amg_id = 1:349554
imdb_id = 0491244

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"Election 2" (zh-ts|t=黑社會2:以和為貴|s=黑社会2:以和为贵 Literal Title: "Black Society 2: Value Peace Most"), also known as "Triad Election" in the United States, is a 2006 Hong Kong crime film directed by Johnnie To with a large ensemble cast. A sequel to the 2005 film "Election", the film stars Louis Koo, Simon Yam and Nick Cheung.

Movie Synopsis

Following the ending of the first film, Lok (Simon Yam) is now holding his position as triad boss unthreatened. As time goes by, a new election time nears, Lok contemplates breaking with triad tradition, attempting to seek re-election for himself. This caused much controversy and conflict within the triad. At the same time, Jimmy (Louis Koo) is trying to escape the triads by building a legitimate business empire in mainland China, but it wasn't easy because of complicated issue raised from the Chinese Government. Their stories lead to one unexpected ending...

Cast

* Louis Koo Tin-Lok: Jimmy Lee
* Simon Yam Tat-Wah: Lam Lok
* Nick Cheung Ka-Fai: Jet
* Eddie Cheung Siu-Fai: Mr. So
* Lam Suet: Big Head
* Lam Ka-Tung: Kun
* Wong Tin-Lam: 'Uncle' Teng Wai
* Tam Ping-Man: Uncle Cocky

Reception

Festivals

The film first appeared at the 2006 Hong Kong International Film Festival. "Election 2" was also shown in "Out of Competition" (midnight screenings) section at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival, where the movie was very well received by international critics. Afterward, "Election 2" became a popular hit on the international film festival circuit.

International

* Official Selection of 2006 Cannes Film Festival (Out-of-Competition midnight screening)
* Official Selection of Toronto Film Festival, New York Film Festival, Pusan International Film Festival, Festival de Cine de Sitges, Chicago International Film Festival, Melbourne International Film Festival, Stockholm International Film Festival, Torino Film Festival, AFI Fest, Tokyo Filmex, Palm Springs International Film Festival, Santa Barbara International Film Festival, Rotterdam Film Festival, Mar del Plata Film Festival, Philadelphia Film Festival, Indianapolis International Film Festival, Moscow International Film Festival.

Box Office

"Election 2" opened in Hong Kong on April 27, 2006, and went on grossing about HK$13.57 million in Hong Kong; it was less than the original's HK$15.89 million total gross, but HK$13.57 million total gross was still quite high for a movie that received a Category III rating (18+ restriction) in Hong Kong.

Despite receiving very little promotion, in the United States, the film still had the highest per-screen average box office on the weekend it opened. [http://boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?view=&yr=2007&wknd=17&sort=avg&order=DESC&p=.htm]

Reviews and Critics

"Election 2" received very positive reviews in the United States, with more than 90% "Fresh" rating on [http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/election_2 Rottentomatoes.com] . Manohla Dargis of The New York Times wrote that the movie is a "exemplary gangster thriller." [http://movies2.nytimes.com/2007/04/25/movies/25tria.html]

United States Distribution

In May 2006, Tartan Films acquired all US distribution rights of "Election 2"; Tartan Films released this movie in the US theatrically under the new title "Triad Election". The company released the movie theatrically on April 25, 2007. [http://boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?view=&yr=2007&wknd=17&sort=avg&order=DESC&p=.htm]

Hong Kong

* The film was named best film of 2006 in the Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards.
* In 2007, the film was nominated for the following Hong Kong Film Awards: Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor (Simon Yam) and Best Supporting Actor (Nick Cheung).

External links

* [http://www.ioncinema.com/news.php?nid=1589/ IONCINEMA.com interviews Johnnie To]
* [http://www.triadelection.com/ United States official website of this movie]
* [http://www.lovehkfilm.com/reviews_2/election_2.htm "Election 2"] at [http://www.lovehkfilm.com/ LoveHKFilm.com]
* [http://www.myspace.com/triadelection Official MySpace page of this movie (for its United States release)]
* [http://www.triadelection.com/trailer_triad/TriadElection_Stream_002.mov United States trailer of this movie] (Quicktime)
* [http://www.celluloid-dreams.com/stream/601_mov_big.mov Hong Kong trailer of this movie] (Quicktime)
* [http://www.festival-cannes.fr/index.php/en/archives/film/4355236 This movie's web page] at [http://www.festival-cannes.fr/ Cannes Film Festival's official site]
* [http://www.filmlinc.com/nyff/program/films/triadelection.html This movie's web page] at [http://www.filmlinc.com/nyff/nyff.html New York Film Festival's official site]
* [http://www.kaijushakedown.com/2006/04/election_2_revi.html Review] at [http://www.kaijushakedown.com/ Kaiju Shakedown] , which is "Variety"'s Asian cinema blog.
* [http://www.hkcuk.co.uk/reviews/election_2.htm Review] at HKCuk.co.uk
* [http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=features2006&content=jump&jump=review&dept=cannes&nav=RCannes&articleid=VE1117930153&cs=1&s=h&p=0 Review] at "Variety"
* [http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002425156 Review] at "The Hollywood Reporter"


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