Election Film Johnnie To Streaming

Triad election 2005 1 hr 32 min cantonese.

Election film johnnie to streaming. Like a hong kong godfather this gangster movie reaches for new depths in its exploration of the human beings who are also organized criminals. Directed by johnnie to. Johnnie to s magnum opus focuses on the biannual election for the new chairman of a prominent hong kong triad a traditional society of gangsters bound by its own rules of conduct and codes of honor.

With over thirty directing and producing credits to his name johnnie to enjoyed international breakthroughs with election 2005 hak se wui. Their practices are so taboo that some of the poster designs were banned in hong kong. Prolific hong kong filmmaker johnnie to has directed more than forty films including election exiled and mad detective.

His latest vengeance is currently in some north american theaters from ifc films. At the same time jimmy koo looks to increase his business relations with mainland china. The film premiered as an official selection at the 2005.

At this point in the saga criminal societies must adapt to chinese rule which serve as a sort of metaphor for hong kong s adjustment to its new place in china since 1999. With louis koo simon yam nick cheung ka tung lam. Rival gang leaders are locked in a struggle to become the new chairman of hong kong s triad society.

With louis koo suet lam tony ka fai leung eddie cheung. Possibly johnnie to s most personal film sparrow is also the odd one out in this list and potentially his entire oeuvre. As election time nears current triad chairman lok yam faces competition from his godsons.

Black society a common cantonese reference to the triads is a 2005 hong kong crime film directed by johnnie to featuring a large ensemble cast the film stars simon yam and tony leung ka fai as two gang leaders engaged in a power struggle to become the new leader of a hong kong triad. A clear case of style over substance the film doesn t bother much with narrative and seems to simply be a playful exercise by to paying homage to french nouvelle vague films and doing so with verve and panache. Yi woo wai kwai 2006 aka triad election and fong juk 2006.