Tony Leung Kar Fai

          Simon Yam

          Louis Koo

          Lam Shuet 

 

Johnnie To's gritty take on triad warfare is full of cinematic storytelling, deadpan absurdities, and disturbingly cool criminals. It's also a well-made kick in the teeth for a film industry that's been languishing for too long. Election does end on a shocking, though thematically appropriate downer, and a lot of minor developments seem to get introduced then promptly ignored. Still, this is as good as Hong Kong Cinema gets nowadays. 

The time has come, as it does every two years, for the senior members of Hong Kong's oldest Triad, The Wo Shing Society, to elect a new chairman. Fierce rivalries emerge between the two eligible candidates. Lok, respected by the Uncles is the favourite to win. But his rival Big D will stop at nothing to change this, including going against hundreds of years of Triad tradition and influencing the vote with money and violence.

When Wo Shing's ancient symbol of leadership, the Dragon's Head Baton, goes missing, a ruthless struggle for power erupts and the race to retrieve the Baton threatens to tear Wo Shing in two.

Can Wo Shing balance their traditional brotherhood ways with the cut-throat modern world of 21st century business?

 

  - Language(s): Cantonese, Mandarin

  - Subtitle(s): English, Chinese