Triad Election (Hak se wui yi wo wai kwai)

Triad Election (Hak se wui yi wo wai kwai) (2006)

  • 96% of critics liked it
    (47 reviews)

  • 79% of users liked it
    (5,685 ratings)

Superstar action director Johnny To's Hong Kong gangster picture Triad Election (aka Election 2) revolves around Jimmy (Louis Koo), a second-tiered triad member vying aggressively for the position of godfather in the current election. He is restrained in his pursuits by the current mob boss, Lok… More

Unrated, 1 hr. 35 min.
Directed By
Johnnie To
Written By
Nai-Hoi Yau, Tin-shing Yip, Yau Nai-Hoi
Genres
Drama, Action & Adventure, Art House & International, Mystery & Suspense
In Theaters
Apr 25, 2007 Limited
On DVD
Sep 18, 2007
Tartan USA

Critic Reviews

  • Ty Burr, Boston Globe

    The film's violence erupts in rare, staccato bursts, all the more horrifying for coming out of nowhere.

  • Bill Stamets, Chicago Sun-Times

    If Machiavelli's The Prince and Sun Tzu's The Art of War translate to other centuries and cultures, so might Election and Triad Election.

  • Robert K. Elder, Chicago Tribune

    [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.

  • Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press

    This remains a well-crafted genre movie, and one that promises further developments in its final scene.

  • Stephen Hunter, Washington Post

    Dense, demanding concentration, lacking any romantic (but plenty of sordid) violence, extremely involving and rewarding of careful attention.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • xGary X


    Two years have past and it is time for the next election and many of the Triad "uncles" want entrepreneur Jimmy to take over, but Lok is unwilling to release his grip on power. The sequel to Election, like The Godfather II is a continuation of the previous film and there are… More

  • Tsubaki S


    Vastly superior to the first one, more focused, a better script and just more straight to the point. People are executing others, or discussing how they are going to execute them. Tradition becomes just the excuse to break said tradition, loyalty means very little in the face of… More

  • Stella D


    hardcore sequel to johnny to's election, even more brutal and bloody and every bit as badass. the heir apparent to john woo and hk gangster classics, minus the sentimentality

  • El Hombre I


    It's no surprise that director Johnny To is a fan of Francis Ford Coppola, but the influence is used wisely in the sequel to Election about an underground society maintaining a balance and order among the brotherhood. There are quite a handful of characters in the film, so… More

  • Justin Y


    I've heard and read a lot about how the original <i>Election</i> and this film are a couple of Johnny To's best works. I don't think there is any question that both of these are good movies, but Johnny To has done a bunch of other films that are better than… More

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