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Friday, July 27, 2007

Election 2 (2006)

The film was shown ‘Out of Competition’ (midnight screening ) section in Grand Theatre Lumiere, the most prestigious theater at Cannes , during the 2006 Cannes Film Festival . It is also a big hit in international film festivals circuits.An explosive and superior sequel to Election sets the time 2 years after the first movie. The sequel deals with the upcoming chairman election and the triad’s plan to increase business relations with mainland China.

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Wo Sing is Hong Kong’s oldest Triad Society. Under the leadership of its current Chairman Lok, it has grown to become the most feared crime organization in the city. Jimmy (Louis Koo), a twenty-first-century gangster with an M.B.A., wants to go clean by building a legitimate business empire. His profit-making enterprises have already made him a favorite in the upcoming Chairman election, but his popularity has also brought him to the attention of the Chinese authorities, who believe he is the perfect middleman to bring the Triads and the Central Government into peaceful co-existence. The Chinese authorities offer Jimmy access to the Mainland’s business market should he choose to lead Wo Sing for the next two years. The irony is not lost on Jimmy: in order to escape the Triads, first he must become their leader.

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