
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 ele... (Full plot summary below)
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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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| Reeling ReviewsLaura CliffordThe 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... |
| Reeling ReviewsRobin CliffordThe result [in the film] is a campaign that uses name-calling and favor-giving that would make the old Tammany Hall crowd proud. |
| MovieMartyr.comJeremy HeilmanTo 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. |
| User ReviewJodie HIt always puzzles me how honest Mainland Chinese are in front of the camera. Both the kids and their parents have no scruples in having their clever underhanded tactics captured on camera, which makes the film funny as hell. And it's jawdropping how spoiled some of these kids are. On a rainy day, a dad carried his kid from his car to the school to avoid the kid's feet getting wet. Honestly, this film is a must see if you can catch it. |
| User ReviewPeter FThis disturbing documentary does an excellent job of opening a window into an incipient democratic movement in China. Regrettably, it appears to be very similar to what passes for democracy in the United States. One candidate plots to steal the election, while the other attempts to buy it. A third candidate may have the best intentions among those in the running; however, she is too fragile to survive the brutal campaign tactics employed by her rivals. Perhaps the most revolting thing about the portrait of the young children involved is the way they are induced into mirroring their parents unconscionable ruthlessness, which seems to be born of frustrated ambitions. The result is a complete disregard for ethical principles. Ultimately, one begins to feel that China is rearing a generation of people devoid of compassion or any sense of dignity, pride, or humility. Wang Shuo's book identified this issue early on. "Please, Don't Call Me Human". |
| User ReviewPrivate UA documentary following an election of a class monitor in a 3rd grade class somewhere in China. 3 children are selected to run in the election but only one of them can win. And they do take their nomination seriously. A few times I think I even stopped breathing how perplexed I was by the children, their parents and other things this documentary had to show. Surely made me treasure my pressure-free childhood... |
| User ReviewSV GChildren in communist China get a rare lesson in democracy in their elementray classroom...and so does the viewer. I was totally captivated by the 3 children up for election as "Class Monitor" and watched this with more interest and excitement than most of our own polictical elections. Intriguing and smart and I'd recommend this 1 hr documentary to everyone. Brings a lot to the table for discussion afterwards as well. LOVED this. |
| User ReviewAdley Tso hilarious and brought back some memories of long long time ago. :) |
| User ReviewSeth MNetflix subscribers, drop what you're doing and go watch this, it's available on demand - 58-minute documentary that follows a democratic elementary school election between three children for class monitor in China. Yes, China. Funny, sad, fascinating, and a little shocking. |
| User ReviewLeslie BThis hour-long documentary chronicles the drama of a third-grade class in China democratically choosing the class monitor. Think what you will about how mundane that may seem, but the result is pure gold. They may be third graders, but they think and act like their grown-up counterparts, such as focusing on their contenders' weaknesses rather than their own strengths. The driving force behind each candidate is his or her parents, although one doesn't quite get the obnoxious in-your-face impression like that of a showbiz mom or dad. You'll be surprised how vested you are in the results of the election by the end of the film. |