{"id":70519,"date":"2010-06-23T12:27:22","date_gmt":"2010-06-23T12:27:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seangallagher.wpengine.com\/blog\/?p=2298"},"modified":"2010-06-23T12:27:22","modified_gmt":"2010-06-23T12:27:22","slug":"must-watch-documentary-please-vote-for-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gallagher-photo.com\/must-watch-documentary-please-vote-for-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Must Watch Documentary \u2013 Please Vote For Me"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">[youtube width=&#8221;580&#8243; height=&#8221;344&#8243;]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gOiL6hN5mXg[\/youtube]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A couple of years ago, a friend of mine sent me a link. It was a link to a documentary that would give me a new insight into China, like I had never had before.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Made in 2007, &#8220;Please Vote For Me&#8221; is a documentary by Chinese director <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm1286892\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Weijun Chen<\/a>, following the lives of three young schoolchildren as they bid to become the first class president, embracing a new concept&#8230;voting.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Following these students though the whole process of the build-up to the election we see a microcosmic display of Chinese society played out beautifully through the lives of three very different children from very different backgrounds.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I do not want to give anything away for those who haven&#8217;t seen it, but \u00a0the interweaving of the stories of the three children and their preparations are so well done and draw you into a real dramatic climax with a level of drama that is hard to beat.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I can&#8217;t encourage you enough to find an hour to sit and watch this documentary.\u00a0Once you do, please come back and let me know what you think!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[youtube width=&#8221;580&#8243; height=&#8221;344&#8243;]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gOiL6hN5mXg[\/youtube] A couple of years ago, a friend of mine sent me a link. 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