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Dominican Rep. Election
- Original title
- Hak seh wui (Election)
- Year
- 2005
- Running time
- 101 min.
- Country
Hong Kong- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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Simon Yam
Tony Leung Ka-Fai
Louis Koo
Gordon Lam
Maggie Siu
Wong Tin-Lam
Nick Cheung
Lam Suet
Eddie Cheung
Tam Ping-Man
David Chiang
You Yong
Wong Chung- See all credits
- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Thriller. Action. Drama | Crime. Yakuza & Triad
- Synopsis
- The story takes place amid the Wo Shing, the most venerable triad of Hong Kong. The Uncles, the elders who rule the crime organization, are about to elect a new chief executive officer. Lok, who is wise and cautious, is much favored for the coveted position, but Big D, of the fiery personality and the belief that he's the person for the job, refuses to surrender. The two men will engage in a bloodthirsty struggle when the ancestral symbol of Wo Shing power, a Dragon's Head Baton, disappears.
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- Rankings Position
- Awards
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2005: Sitges Fantasy Film Festival: Best Director2005: Cannes Film Festival: Nominated for Palme d'Or (Best Film)
- Critics' reviews
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"The film's violence erupts in rare, staccato bursts, all the more horrifying for coming out of nowhere."
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"'Election' feels routine at times, though less formulaic than other genre exercises from Hong Kong. The depiction of crime customs is sociologically detailed."
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"[Director To's] talent for documentary-style realism and navigating complex political systems sets him apart, though his nationalism puts him squarely in the mainstream."
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"Dense, demanding concentration, lacking any romantic (but plenty of sordid) violence, extremely involving and rewarding of careful attention."
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"A mature reevaluation of [Johnnie] To's long-standing talent for splashy, eye-popping violence."
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"Reveals [director] To as a master of lean, close-quarters action."
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"'Election', the first installment in Johnnie To's two-film Hong Kong gangland serial, is a densely plotted, pulpy procedural"
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