The Island President

The Island President is a 2011 documentary film about the efforts of thenPresident of the Maldives Mohamed Nasheed to tackle rising sea levels resulting from climate change. Produced by Actual Films, an Oscar and Emmywinning American documentary film company based in San Francisco, and directed by Jon Shenk, the film premiered at the Telluride Film Festival.

After Nasheed stepped down as President in February 2012, Shenk said that he hoped his film could help convince the world that Nasheed was deposed in a coup that was orchestrated by loyalists to the former dictator, Maumoon Abdul Gayoom. That might be the single most important thing that the movie can do. Its now clear that this new government is not democratic, that the people who run the ministries are the same people who were there under the dictator.The Island President received positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a fresh rating of 98, based on 45 reviews, with the consensus saying, An eyeopening and appealing documentary about an earnest politician up against the closed door drama of climate change. The film has a score of 72 out of 100 at Metacritic, based onreviews. A.O. Scott of The New York Times described the film as buoyant and spirited despite a grim postscript, praising its spectacular aerial and underwater footage of the Maldives beauty and stating that It is impossible, while watching it, to root against Mr. Nasheed or to believe that he will fail. Noel Murray of The A.V. Club gave the film a B, praising the energy and conclusiveness of its opening sections, but writing that the movie stalls a bit during the sections of international diplomacy. ........

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