Louis Koo Simon Yam Nick Cheung Cheung Siu-fai Lam Suet Gordon Lam
Cinematography
Cheng Siu-Keung
Edited by
Law Wing-Cheong Jeff Cheung
Music by
Robert Ellis-Geiger
Production companies
Milkyway Image One Hundred Years of Film
Distributed by
China Star Entertainment Group
Release date
27 April 2006 (2006-04-27)
Running time
92 minutes
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Cantonese Mandarin
Box office
US$1.8 million[1]
Election 2 (literal title: Black Society: Harmony is a Virtue), also known as Triad Election in the United States, is a 2006 Category III Hong Kong crime film directed by Johnnie To with a large ensemble cast including Louis Koo, Simon Yam and Nick Cheung. A sequel to the 2005 film Election, the film concludes the events of the first film centring on triad boss Lok, who struggles to get re-elected as his two-year term approaches its end. He faces competition from Jimmy, who wants to retire from the triad to be a legitimate businessman, but gets drawn into the conflict surrounding the election.
Election 2 enjoyed box office success in Hong Kong and being shown as an "Official Selection" at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. Afterwards, it became a popular hit on the international festival circuit.
Stephen Teo, author of Director in Action: Johnnie To and the Hong Kong Action Film (2007), wrote that "Election 2 is the most directly political film made in Hong Kong in the post-97 era."[2]
^"Box office by Country: Triad ElectionBox Office Mojo. Retrieved 4 June 2012
^"Director in Action: Johnnie To and the Hong Kong Action Film". Hong Kong University Press. 1 June 2007. p. 182. ISBN 9789622098398.
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