'' The A.V. Club '' 's Ignatiy Vishnevetsky writes , " Johnnie To ’s saga makes plain that self-interest , far more than traditional ideas about honor , defines contemporary crooks . While that ’s hardly an astonishing revelation , the writer-director deftly generates suspense ( as well as sly comedy ) from a mood of all-consuming untrustworthiness . ... Thrilling and amusing in equally dark measure , it ’s an incisive portrait of a dysfunctional family-style organization struggling to update its sordid operation in an age of unchecked capitalist greed . " '' Election '' was sold to more than 21 territories , including Optimum Releasing for the United Kingdom , ARP Sélection for France and Hopscotch Films for Australia , after screening at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival in competition . Tartan Films has acquired all United States rights to this movie as of May 2006
2005 Cannes Film Festival
2005 Cannes Film Festival
Election (2005 film)