Please Vote for Me

Is democracy a universal value that suits human nature? Do elections inevitably lead to manipulation? Please Vote for Me is a portrait of a society and a town in through a school, its children and its families.

Wuhan is a city about the size of London located in central China. It is here that director Weijun Chen has conducted an experiment in democracy. A Grade 3 class at Evergreen Primary School has their first encounter with democracy by holding an election to select a Class Monitor. Eight-year-olds compete against each other for the coveted position, abetted and egged on by teachers and doting parents.

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  1. ilikeyou reblogged this from topherchris and added:
    Kinda reminds me of a show called Chinese School shown on BBC in the last few months, but, this is still definetly of...
  2. digital-scrapbook reblogged this from topherchris and added:
    ooooo i want to see this!
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