Election
Election
“ Reading. Writing. Revenge. ”
CINEMA1999-04-23
RegionUS
Runtime103 MIN
Media TypeMovie
PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Nexus Editorial Perspective Nexus Original
“Alexander Payne’s brilliant high-school comedy exposing petty ambition, ethics, and political maneuvering through a rigged election.”
Storyline
A high school teacher meets his match in an over-arching student politician.
DIRECTOR / Director
Alexander Payne
KEYWORDS
infidelityhigh schooljealousymuseummoteldark comedyvandalismambitiongraduationsatirebiasscandalfeudteacheromahacrushmoralitytrustelectionoverachievernebraska
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In a carnival of absurdity and mortality, razor-sharp black humor shatters the polite hypocrisies of the modern world.
Alexander Payne’s brilliant high-school comedy exposing petty ambition, ethics, and political maneuvering through a rigged election.
