Please Vote for Me

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Theatrical Release Date:

07/23/2007

DVD Release Date:

08/19/2008

Run Time:

58min.

Starring:

Xiaofei , Cheng Cheng , Luo Lei

Director(s):

Chen Weijun

Distributor(s):

Independent Lens

MPAA Rating:

Not Rated

Genre(s):

Documentary

Plot: While China remains the largest Communist state in the world, the nation does have one sanctuary for free and open democracy -- grade schools, where class officers are chosen through elections just as they are in the United States. Read More

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