Election 2

  • 95'
  • Hong Kong
  • 2006
This gangster film is a sequel that is more than a repetition of the success of the original: the themes in part one are developed here and the story is brought to an ending. In addition, the film does not anticipate a possible third part.
In Election 2 , the complex and corrupt election process in a triad is buried. There wasn’t much to elect in crooked Hong Kong, but after this film the violent charade is also put to rest.
Election 2 is set two years after Election. It is again time to choose a new chairman. The winning chairman of part one has done well, but gangster rules demand a new one. Re-election is not possible - and that is precisely the cause of the battle here in part two.
To replaces the heroic romanticism characteristic of so many gangster films with a convincing cold-bloodedness and calculation. Justice and affection only get in the way. To brings this world to life with icy craftsmanship: more than in any other gangster film, the story is set in a real world, the real Hong Kong, which makes the film irresistibly convincing. (GjZ)

Director
Johnnie To
Country of production
Hong Kong
Year
2006
Festival Edition
IFFR 2007
Length
95'
Medium
35mm
Original title
Hei she hui zhi yi he wei gui
Language
Cantonese
Producers
Dennis Law, Johnnie To
Production Company
Milkyway Image
Sales
Celluloid Dreams
Screenplay
Yau Nai-hoi, Yip Tin-Shing
Cinematography
Cheng Siu-keung
Editor
Law Wing-Cheong, Jeff Cheung
Production Design
Tony Yu
Sound Design
May Mok, Charlie Lo
Music
Robert Ellis-Geiger
Cast
Louis Koo, Simon Yam
Local Distributor
A-Film Distribution
Director
Johnnie To
Country of production
Hong Kong
Year
2006
Festival Edition
IFFR 2007
Length
95'
Medium
35mm
Original title
Hei she hui zhi yi he wei gui
Language
Cantonese
Producers
Dennis Law, Johnnie To
Production Company
Milkyway Image
Sales
Celluloid Dreams
Screenplay
Yau Nai-hoi, Yip Tin-Shing
Cinematography
Cheng Siu-keung
Editor
Law Wing-Cheong, Jeff Cheung
Production Design
Tony Yu
Sound Design
May Mok, Charlie Lo
Music
Robert Ellis-Geiger
Cast
Louis Koo, Simon Yam
Local Distributor
A-Film Distribution