The Island President
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Jon Shenk
Richard Berge
Bonni Cohen
Jon Else
Pedro Kos
Stars Of The Lid
Film Details
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Synopsis
A portrait of President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives, a man confronting a problem greater than any other world leader has ever faced -- the literal survival of his country and everyone in it. After leading a twenty-year pro-democracy movement against the brutal regime of Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, surviving repeated imprisonments and torture, Nasheed becomes president at 41, only to take on the enormous challenge of preserving the Maldives. Considered the lowest lying country in the world, a rise of a few meters in sea level would flood the 1200 islands of the Maldives, rendering the country practically unlivable. Unless dramatic changes are made by the larger countries of the world, the Maldives will disappear under the ocean.
Director
Jon Shenk
Film Details
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Miscellaneous Notes
Limited Release in United States Winter March 28, 2012
Released in United States on Video November 13, 2012
Limited Release in United States Winter March 28, 2012 (New York City)
Released in United States on Video November 13, 2012
Released in United States 2011 (the "Show")
Released in United States 2012 (True Stories)
Released in United States 2011
Released in United States 2012
Released in United States 2012 (Special Presentations)
