The Island President (2011)

After bringing democracy to his country, President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives, the lowest-lying country in the world, takes up the fight to keep his homeland from disappearing under the sea.

Director:

Jon Shenk

Star:

Mohamed Nasheed

3 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Mohamed Nasheed	...	Himself

Storyline

After bringing democracy to his country, President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives, the lowest-lying country in the world, takes up the fight to keep his homeland from disappearing under the sea.

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Plot Keywords:

president | maldives | 2010s | sea level | rising sea levels | 

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Taglines:

Can this man save the world?

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Genres:

Documentary

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for thematic elements, some violent content and smoking

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [Japan]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 March 2012 (UK)

Also Known As:

Les Maldives: le combat d'un président

Filming Locations:

Copenhagen, Denmark

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$13,998, 30 March 2012, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$75,233, 20 May 2012

Company Credits

Production Co:

ITVS,Actual Films,Afterimage Public Media

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Maldives Minister: [Talking to a journalist on the phone] I do not even like the term negotiate. There is nothing to negotiate with the environment.

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Soundtracks

Wathan Edhey Gotha
traditional Maldivan
Performed by (male voices) Abdullah Shaffaan, Abdullah Munaz, Hassan Jalaal, Ahmed Visham
and (female voices) Aishath Samaha, Hunaldha Rasheed, Naashidha Ahmed, Aminath Vishama

User Reviews

Much Much Better than An Inconvenient Truth.

The Documentary was very well directed and presented. It portrays the important events that took place in Mohamed Nasheed's life as a child and as a politician, and his 'sudden' movement towards environment. It would made us think the how vulnerable the Maldivian life actually is!

The Island President is hardly a PowerPoint presentation on the subject of environmental responsibility. That's already been done well enough. Instead, This Documentary tackles the message from a compelling human- interest angle -- by focusing on the messenger.

It was far more entertaining and less didactic than An Inconvenient Truth, with beautiful scenery of Indian Ocean captured with bird-view camera angles both in stills and amazing time-lapses.

A must watch for all environment lovers.