Election

Summary

Election is a film^[1]. Election ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (100 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Election received the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film^[3].
• Election received the Golden Bauhinia Award for Best Film^[4].
• Election received the Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards for Best Film^[5].
• Election received the Chinese Film Media Awards for Best Film^[6].
• Election received the Sitges Film Festival Best Director award^[7].
• Election's instance of is recorded as film^[8].
• Election's director is recorded as Johnnie To^[9].
• Election's screenwriter is recorded as Yau Nai-Hoi^[10].
• Election's screenwriter is recorded as Yip Tin-Shing^[11].
• Election's composer is recorded as Lo Ta-yu^[12].
• Election's genre is recorded as crime film^[13].
• Election's genre is recorded as thriller film^[14].
• Election's genre is recorded as drama film^[15].
• Election's genre is recorded as gangster film^[16].
• Election's followed by is recorded as Election 2^[17].
• Election's cast member is recorded as Simon Yam^[18].
• Election's cast member is recorded as Tony Leung Ka-fai^[19].
• Election's cast member is recorded as Louis Koo^[20].
• Election's cast member is recorded as Nick Cheung^[21].
• Election's cast member is recorded as Maggie Shiu^[22].
• Election's cast member is recorded as Cheung Siu-fai^[23].
• Election's cast member is recorded as Gordon Lam^[24].
• Election's cast member is recorded as Lam Suet^[25].
• Election's cast member is recorded as Wong Tin-lam^[26].
• Election's cast member is recorded as Tam Ping-Man^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Johnnie To^[28] and Dennis Law^[29]. Election's director is recorded as Johnnie To^[9]. Screenwriters include Yau Nai-Hoi^[10] and Yip Tin-Shing^[11]. Cast members include Simon Yam^[18], Tony Leung Ka-fai^[19], Louis Koo^[20], Nick Cheung^[21], Maggie Shiu^[22], and Cheung Siu-fai^[23].

Publication

Publication dates include +2005-05-14T00:00:00Z^[30], +2005-10-20T00:00:00Z^[31], +2005-11-11T00:00:00Z^[32], +2005-12-30T00:00:00Z^[33], +2006-01-19T00:00:00Z^[34], and +2006-06-09T00:00:00Z^[35]. Election's original language of film or TV show is recorded as Cantonese^[36]. Genres include crime film^[13], thriller film^[14], drama film^[15], and gangster film^[16].

Reception

Awards received include Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film^[3], an award for best film^[37], in Hong Kong^[38], founded in 1982^[39]; Golden Bauhinia Award for Best Film^[4], a class of award^[40]; Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards for Best Film^[5], a class of award^[41]; Chinese Film Media Awards for Best Film^[6]; and Sitges Film Festival Best Director award^[7], a film award^[42], in Spain^[43]. Reviews include 6.7/10^[44] and 86%^[45].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Election's followed by is recorded as Election 2^[17].

Why It Matters

Election ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (100 views/month).^[2] Election has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[46]

FAQs

What awards did Election receive?

Honors received include Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film^[3], Golden Bauhinia Award for Best Film^[4], Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards for Best Film^[5], and Chinese Film Media Awards for Best Film^[6].