| | |  | SOUTH AFRICA | Home » » Please Vote for Me | | | | | | | Description: | | Can you imagine "gutter politics" being employed by third grade students campaigning for the office of class monitor? In the city of Wuhan in central China, two young boys and one girl employ plenty of cutthroat tactics in their search for votes during the surprisingly brutal competition chronicled by this insightful documentary. 58 min. Soundtrack: Mandarin; Subtitles: English. In Mandarin with English subtitles. | | | Product Details: | | | Actors:
| Luo Lei, Cheng Cheng, Xu Xiaofei | | Director:
| Wiejun Chen | | Format:
| Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen | | Language:
| Mandarin Chinese | | Subtitle:
| English | | Number of Discs:
| 1 | | Studio:
| FIRST RUN FEATURES | | Run Time:
| 55 minutes | | DVD Release Date:
| August 19, 2008 | | Average Customer Rating:
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9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
 Help Know Today's China BetterMay 01, 2009
By S. Lu
"Howard"
Director Weijun Chen did a great job in this documentary. The film was about the democracy experiment in a third grade class of one primary school in WuHan, China. I don't know the reasons for Chen to pick WuHan for this documentary. I was told by Chinese friends, WuHan is a relatively conservative city comparing to Bejing or Shanghai. This documentary has quite a few interesting aspects. First, the film truly recorded this democracy experiment did not educate kids about the value of democracy, but was about the process to win the voting. Second, the kids' voting soon became parent's battle. I was amazed to see those tricks that parents taught to their kids. For example, one kid's mother told her kid to boo his competitors after their speeches. Third, debate became personal attacks. I was shocked to see class teacher let these personal attacks go on as normal. The scene seemed like a mini version of culture revolution happened to those kids. At last, bribe. One kids' father is supervisor of police department. He treated the entire class for a city trip. He also prepared gifts for the entire class just before the voting. The film helped me understand today's China better. And, the film was also very entertaining.
7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
Election FeverOct 13, 2009
By Richard Hine
"Russell Wiley Is Out to Lunch"
PLEASE VOTE FOR ME is a short but compelling documentary that looks at a "first-of-its-kind" democratic election at the Evergreen Primary School in Wuhan, China. The class of eight-year old pupils is given the opportunity to vote for one of three teacher-chosen candidates. Two boys and one girl are selected, including current class monitor Luo Lei ("the dictator"), the confident Cheng Cheng ("the manager") and the shy Xu Xiafei ("the gentle one"). There are debates, speeches, even a talent show to help the voters decide. Along the way, there are smear campaigns and backroom dealings galore. The children's parents get heavily involved and we see that Luo and Cheng have some built-in advantages. Cheng's mom is a TV producer who seems well equipped to help her son with his stump speeches. Luo's dad is the police chief who can finagle free class trips on the town's state-of-the-art monorail to benefit his candidate. Meanwhile, Xu is frequently reduced to tears and has only her divorced mom to guide her. Despite mom's sound advice, Xu seems to be a longshot candidate (unless, of course, she can corner the female vote). All of the parents become speechwriters and campaign advisers for their kids. And each of the candidates has two "assistants" he or she can use to take the pulse of the electorate. At the center of it all, the class teacher is a beaming and beatific presence who seems delighted to be given the chance to bring this experiment in democracy into her classroom. Come election day, two candidates, their assistants and their most fervent supporters will, of course, be disappointed. But that's democracy. If you have an hour to spare, you'll be investing it well with PLEASE VOTE FOR ME. You'll be surprised to see how quickly three 8-year-old Communists can learn all the tricks and chicanery we are used to seeing play out within America's supposedly sophisticated political system.
7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
I had to own this filmMar 18, 2009
By Zheng Zhou Jaime
I came across this film on netflix and watched it on my computer for the first time. I lived in China teaching English for a year so the film caught my attention. I was absolutely captivated. It's an interesting insight into Chinese education. But also, we see the result of the one child policy - a nation of "little emperors." I had to have this film to share with my students here in America. I only wish it were longer than an hour.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Politics at its worstFeb 26, 2011
By Enjolras
Please Vote for Me (Sub) is both a fascinating look at modern China, and politics more broadly. The documentary focuses on an election for class monitor in a small school in Wuhan, China. From a sociological perspective, it's quite jarring to see Chinese talking about elections and campaigns. The three students campaigning know how to sling mud like the worst American politicians. Moreover, behind each child candidate lies an ambitious parent ("Tiger moms" if you will) who coaches their sons and daughters in how to attack opponents. At times, the political factionalism resembles the most intense parts of Lord of the Flies. As a documentary, Please Vote for Me (Sub) captures this perfectly, long enough to allow us to get to know the characters, but it never drags or feels slow. Overall, a remarkable film for anybody interested in China or child behavior.
5 of 6 found the following review helpful:
complete little political worldJan 02, 2011
By tale of six strings
i am a documentary watcher (i don't like fiction), and i would say this movie is on the top of my list. there is so much insight not just about chinese culture but also human nature, children, parents, people as a whole, mirrored into this little world. cheng cheng is a devilish manipulator, like a lot of politicians, but as a child you see he is still as pure as can be--he was sorry for hurting xiao fei and apologised, and frankly told luo lei that he will vote for him because he likes him. luo lei is the veteran, a sincere leader although not without faults; he told his parents he doesn't want to brainwash the students and let them think for themselves. he may be overly strict, but on the last speech you can readily see that he is the most 'competent' of all three--he gave a formal bow as a greeting, his speech he recited and not read, and even added some impromptu lines at the end. and xiao fei, the only girl and the underdog--i was amazed that she had the courage to run in the first place, being a bit shy, and although she has a loving mother, she doesn't have both parents' support and strategy as the other two. all of them nearly gave up, and had to fight for courage as does every human being. their mini-politics is complete with the veteran politician, the new but promising one, and the underdog. in the end, like every politics--the veteran wins.
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