Review of Please Vote for Me (2007) by Jacco B — 15 Nov 2009

Democracy with Chinese characteristics, indeed :).

This review of Please Vote for Me (2007) was written by Jacco B on 15 Nov 2009.

Please Vote for Me has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Tao L (11) on 18 Mar 2009

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By Matt B (1,998) on 12 Mar 2009

While the concept is sociologically interesting, the film based on this first experiment in deomcracy is utterly forgettable…

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By Ming X (6) on 30 Dec 2008

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By H Suzann H (4) on 03 Oct 2010

Dirty politics at its best - starring Chinese third graders. Lots of crying in this movie…

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Alright, I get the point about democracy coming to China (albeit in a 3rd grade classroom), but this film was pretty lame…

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