Hong Kong' s oldest triad society is about to elect a new chairman when its sacred emblem, the Dragon Head Baton, goes missing. Five sectional leaders, known as the Tigers, turn all their resources over to retrieving the baton before individual and factional ambitions threaten to breakdown the society's central control. (hkfilmart.com)
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2006 Hong Kong Film Awards (HK, China) : - Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor : Tony Leung Ka Fai - Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director : Johnnie To - Hong Kong Film Award for Best Picture - Hong Kong Film Award for Best Screenplay - Nomination : Best Actor (Simon Yam) - Nomination : Best Cinematography - Nomination : Best Film Editing - Nomination : Best Original Film Score - Nomination : Best Supporting Actor (Wong Tin Lam) - Nomination : Best Supporting Actress Maggie Siu)
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2005 Festival de Cannes (Cannes, France) : - Official Selection
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2005 Golden Horse Film Festival (Taipei, Taiwan) : - Golden Horse Award for Best Original Screenplay - Golden Horse Award for Best Sound Effect - Nomination : Best Action Choreography - Nomination : Best Actor (Tony Leung Ka Fai) - Nomination : Best Cinematography - Nomination : Best Director - Nomination : Best Make Up & Costume Design - Nomination : Best Original Film Score - Nomination : Best Picture - Nomination : Best Supporting Actor (Wong Tin Lam)
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2006 Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards (HK, China) : - HKFCS Award for Best Director - HKFCS Award for Best Film
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2005 Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival (Sitges, Spain) : - Best Director