Swing Vote (Swing Vote)
Directed by: Joshua Michael SternCast list: Kevin Costner , Paula Patton, Madeline Carroll, Kelsey Grammer
Country: USA
Year: 2008
Genres: Comedy /
Runtime: 120 min.
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New Mexico November, 2004. Bud Johnson is a slacker with one good thing in his life, his twelve-year old daughter, Molly. On Election Day, Bud is supposed to meet her at the polling place, where she accidentally sets off a chain of events which culminates in the presidential election coming down to one vote, her dad's. Suddenly, Bud Johnson becomes the voice for everybody when the world realizes that his vote will be the one that elects the next president.
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Subjects: Catalan language and literature / English language / Social Science, Geography and History / Citizenship (Secondary School) / Citizenship (Sixth Form College) / Contemporary world / Audiovisual culture. Cinema. Television. Photography / History / Basque language /
Topics: education in human values / journalism, mass media, advertising / family, family relationships / politics, political systems /
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