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Election (Chinese title: 黑社會 Triads - literally 'Black Society') is a 2005 movie directed by Johnnie To with a large ensemble cast. The two actors Simon Yam and Tony Leung play two gang leaders engaged in a power struggle to become the leader of the Hong Kong Triad society.

Awards

The movie is notable in being nominated for 14 Golden Horse Awards in Hong Kong cinema. The film was named best film of 2005 by the Hong Kong Film Critics Society, with To also clinching best director honours for the movie.

Movie Synopsis

The movie began as the two-year term expired, all of the elders from Wo Shing society were in the process of electing a new chairman, with some last-minute "campaigning" from both Lok (Simon Yam) and Big D (Leung Ka Fai) a few days prior to the election. After bitter arguments from supporters of both candidates in the likes of Uncle Cocky (played by veteran TV actor Tam Ping Man) and Uncle Monk, Lok was elected as the new chairman. However, Big D was dismayed by the result, proceeded to kidnap two elders and punished them for their votes, thus prompting Whistle to ask his lieutenant, Four-Eye to hide the dragon head baton, which is a symbol of power for the leader.

In the meantime, Chief Superintendent Hui and the police, as well as the police in China, in an attempt at avoiding a civil war within Wo Shing, arrested all the key figures of the society, included Teng, Big D, Cocky, Monk, and the newly-elected chairman Lok. However, during a negotiation attempt, Uncle Cocky uncovered Big D's plan to organize a new triad, which infuriated both Teng & Hui. Meanwhile, a pursuit of the baton insued, and when Kun (Blacky's henchman) caught up with Big Head (Tally's henchman) during a confrontation, Kun's boss informed him of the change has been changed. After the leaders have been released on bail, as well as hours of never-ending pursuit, Lok eventually received the baton from Jimmy thus made his appointment official.

Despite negotiations with Big D after his bail, Lok is eventually forced to murder his rival with a boulder during a fishing trip with D, D's wife, and Lok's son, his wife via suffocation at a tree nearby, and they were eventually buried in a reservior, while Lok drove away with his son as the movie came to close.

Cast

Simon Yam Tat Wah
: Lok
Tony Leung Ka Fai: Big D
Louis Koo Tin Lok
: Jimmy
Nick Cheung Ka Fai: Jet
Eddie Cheung Siu Fai: Mr. So
Lam Suet: Big Head
Lam Ka Tung: Kun
Wong Tin Lam: Uncle Teng
Maggie Siu Mei Kei
: Big D's Wife
David Chiang: Chief Superintendent Hui
Tam Ping Man: Uncle Cocky
Chan Siu Pang: Uncle Monk
Wang Chung: Whistle

Trivia

Simon Yam and Lam Suet collaborated with Johnnie To in 1997, as they were starring in the movie, "The Mission", whose director is also To.
"Election" is also marked one of many occurrences where several actors, past & present from both ATV and TVB, starred & co-starred in movies.
This movie also includes two famous directors/producers, David Chiang, and Wong Tin Lam, who had directed several classic movies in Hong Kong during the 1950s & 1960s.

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