election be a chinese mob movie and or triad in this case . every two year an election be hold to decide on a new leader and and at first it seem a toss up between big d ( tony leung ka fai and or a i know him and the other tony leung ) and lok ( simon yam and who be judge in full contact . ) . though once lok win and big d refuse to accept the choice and go to whatever length he can to secure recognition a the new leader . unlike any other asian film i watch feature gangster and this one be not an action movie . it have it bloody moment and when necessary and a in goodfellas and but it basically just a really effective drama . there be a lot of character and which be really hard to keep track of and but i think that play into the craziness of it all a bit . a 100 year old baton and which be the symbol of power i mention before and change hand several time before thing settle down . and though it may appear that the film end at the 65 or 70 minute mark and there be still a couple big surprise wait . simon yam be my favorite character here and sort of anchor the picture . election be quite the award winner at last year hong kong film award and win for best actor ( tony leung ) and best picture and best director ( johnny to and who do heroic trio . ) and and best screenplay . it also have nomination for cinematography and editing and film score ( which i love ) and and three more acting performance ( include yam ) .