Review of Please Vote for Me (2007) by Kenric L — 29 Aug 2008

Watched this at TIFF '07--Funny documentary. Interesting to see what lengths even kids will go to win an election. :).

This review of Please Vote for Me (2007) was written by Kenric L on 29 Aug 2008.

Please Vote for Me has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Jason J (1,369) on 20 Dec 2009

Democracy is alive and well in China....well in a primary school that is as 3 eight year olds go head to head in an election to be class monitor…

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By Joe G (740) on 20 Aug 2010

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