JOHNNIE TO SEZ: BRING IT!

Johnnie To has never been one to hide his feelings, and now he's taking on Taiwan. Taiwan's Government Certification Board has said that ELECTION 2 will not be allowed for public screening unless a scene of Louis Koo getting his Alpo Glow on is cut. Maybe they expected the cut to be made? It wasn't, and it won't be. Instead, To made this statement:

1. There will be only one version for ELECTION 2.  I wouldn't do any new version for censors.

2. ELECTION 2 is uncut in Hong Kong, it is also uncut in Cannes.  Taiwan is a democracy, a free land; the ideas of artists should be respected, and the  artists should be given the chance to show their ideas. I'm hoping Taiwan government certification board will re-consider their descision and give this movie a chance.

In Malaysia, ELECTION 2 has been approved for public screening with 9 minutes of the film cut, and it's been given an 18PL certificate.

(A thousand blessings to the sharp-eyed reader who sent this in. You know where to pick up your paper bag of cash.)