Please Vote for Me (2007)

Democracy in China exists, that is, in a primary school in Wuhan where a grade 3 class can vote who they want as class monitor.

Director:

Weijun Chen

Stars:

Cheng Cheng, Luo Lei, Xu Xiaofei

3 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Cheng Cheng	...	Himself
Luo Lei	...	Himself
Xu Xiaofei	...	Herself

Storyline

Wuhan is a city in China the size of London where an experiment in democracy is conducted. At Evergreen Primary School, 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.

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Genres:

Documentary

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

China South Africa Denmark

Language:

Mandarin

Release Date:

3 April 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Dlaczego demokracja? Prosze, glosujcie na mnie

Filming Locations:

Evergreen Primary School, Wuhan, China

Company Credits

Production Co:

Steps International, Independent Television Service (ITVS), Arte France

Technical Specs

Runtime:

58 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

User Reviews

This documentary itself actually made cases for both pro-democracy and

Many people don't realize there are village and town level elections in China. I'm fairly certain at least over 90% if not all of the villages and towns have leaders democratically elected. (Note: the government usually don't pick the candidates, but voting fraud happen from time to time from what I heard. Yes, this is what happens when there's a democracy without proper voter education and regulations, most importantly, without a real voting culture. people just buy votes.) Therefore I have no reason to question the authenticity of this documentary. Common, it's an election between three third graders.If you think Chinese government care enough to stage this documentary you are most definitely paranoid.

This documentary itself actually made cases for both pro-democracy and anti-democracy arguments. On one hand, it's scary to have uneducated voters and unregulated voting process in a democracy; on another hand, without real democracy, the imitation can only be so crude and cruel.