Please Vote for Me

Please Vote for Me

Directed by Weijun Chen

Produced by Steps International

200758 min7.5 / 10

A documentary that uses a third-grade class election in China as a lens to examine the tensions between democratic ideals and parental ambition, childhood innocence and competitive pressure.

At Evergreen Primary School in Wuhan, China, 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.

Questions people ask

  • Is Please Vote for Me violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is Please Vote for Me sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.

  • Is Please Vote for Me easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.

  • Is Please Vote for Me scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Does Please Vote for Me end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

90/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity92

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise89

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love88

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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