The Island President
United States
2011
101 Min
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English, Maldivian
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The Island President follows the globe-trotting journey of President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives, the lowest-lying country in the world, who, after bringing democracy to his country, takes up the fight to keep it from disappearing under the sea.
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Matthew_Lucas
30Mar12
Equally stirring and troubling documentary goes beyond the science of climate change to a more personal and immediate example of its dangers. Focuses on Mohamed Nasheed, the president of the Maldives, a tiny island nation whose very existence is threatened by rising seas caused by global warming, as he takes his case to the developed nations of the world begging for help, with mixed results.
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