The Island President

Genre: Documentary

Runtime: 101 mins

Rated: PG

Release Date: 2011

Countries: United States

Languages: English

DIRECTED BY:

Jon Shenk

CAST INCLUDES:

Mohamed Nasheed

ANGELIKA’S NOTE

An Official Selection of the Sundance, Telluride and Toronto Film Festivals, THE ISLAND PRESIDENT follows President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives who, after bringing democracy to his country, takes up the fight to keep his low-lying homeland from disappearing under the sea. Both eye-opening and appealing, Nasheed's sincerity pitted against the ravages of climate change makes for deeply impactful viewing, heralded by critics as "an inspiring portrait," and rated an impeccable 98% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes.

SYNOPSIS

Mohamed Nasheed, president of the Maldive Islands, works tirelessly to save his country from the ravages of global climate change.

The Island President

Genre: Documentary

Runtime: 101 mins

Rated: PG

Release Date: 2011

Countries: United States

Languages: English

DIRECTED BY

Jon Shenk

CAST INCLUDES

Mohamed Nasheed, president of the Maldive Islands, works tirelessly to save his country from the ravages of global climate change.

"Ex-Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed comes across in this documentary as a kind of climate-change Prospero."

Guardian

"A portrait of defiant optimism as a last-chance means of survival, Jon Shenk's THE ISLAND PRESIDENT offers not only a Mandela-like tale of political heroism but a much-needed perspective on climate change."

Hollywood Reporter

"THE ISLAND PRESIDENT is a mostly compelling documentary about that rarest of breeds, an appealing politician."

San Francisco Chronicle