Election (2005) 1080p BluRay x265 10bit EAC3 5.1 - Cabiria

As two rival gang leaders vie for control of the Wo Shing Society, Johnnie To strips away the glamor often associated with gangster films to reveal a world of shifting alliances and ruthless ambition. The director’s restrained approach, favoring tense conversations and sudden bursts of violence over elaborate action sequences, creates a palpable atmosphere of unease. To’s meticulous compositions and muted color palette underscore the film’s themes of tradition versus modernity, echoing Hong Kong’s own cultural dilemma. Election stands as a masterful allegory for the complexities of Hong Kong’s relationship with mainland China, its subtle critique masked by the conventions of the crime genre.


This film is a part of my Johnnie To collection which includes: The Big Heat (1988), All About Ah-Long (1989), A Moment of Romance (1990), Justice, My Foot! (1992), The Heroic Trio (1993), Executioners (1993), The Bare-Footed Kid (1993), The Mad Monk (1993), The Longest Nite (1998), A Hero Never Dies (1998), Running Out of Time (1999), Running Out of Time 2 (2001), Fat Choi Spirit (2002), My Left Eye Sees Ghosts (2002), PTU (2003), Breaking News (2004), Election (2005), Election 2 (2006), Exiled (2006), Triangle (2007), Mad Detective (2007), Sparrow (2008), Vengeance (2009), Don't Go Breaking My Heart (2011), Life Without Principle (2011), Romancing in Thin Air (2012), Drug War (2012), Don't Go Breaking My Heart 2 (2014), Office (2015) and Three (2016).

Check out good quality encodes from QxR for these Johnnie To movies (I didn't bother to re-encode them): Running on Karma (2003), Throw Down (2004) and Blind Detective (2013).