Election 2

Election 2
Original Hong Kong theatrical poster
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	黑社會:以和爲貴
Simplified Chinese	黑社会:以和为贵
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Hēi Shè Huì Yǐ Hé Wéi Guì Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Hak1 Se5 Wui2 Ji5 Wo4 Wai4 Gwai3
Directed by	Johnnie To
Written by	Yau Nai-Hoi Yip Tin-Shing
Produced by	Dennis Law Johnnie To
Starring	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]