Please Vote for Me

Name: Please Vote for Me
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2007-09-06
Rating: 7.5

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Popcornmeter

7.5

TMDB

Storyline

At Evergreen Primary School in Wuhan, China, a Grade 3 class learns what democracy is when an election for class monitor is being held. Three children are chosen by the teacher as candidates and they have a few days to campaign and convince their classmates to vote for them. The little candidates are seen at school and at home, where their parents do their best to make sure their child will win the election.

Trailers

2 videos

Details

DirectorWeijun Chen

ReleasedSep 6, 2007

StatusReleased

Original languageChinese

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guideNot rated

Studio

Steps International

Reviews

4 reviews · 3 critics

2 fresh · 1 rotten

Jeremy Heilman

RTMovieMartyr.comAug 23, 2008

To be sure, the student voters in Please Vote for Me are a capricious bunch. It's difficult to tell, though, where clever editing has been employed to create false drama.

Robin Clifford

RTReeling ReviewsAug 8, 2008

The result [in the film] is a campaign that uses name-calling and favor-giving that would make the old Tammany Hall crowd proud.

Laura Clifford

RTReeling ReviewsAug 5, 2008

The teachers have decided which three eight-year-old third-graders will run [and] Director Weijun Chen has captured all the politicking of American democracy in this microcosm...

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