Release Date: March 28th, 2012
DVD Release Date: November 13th, 2012
PG|1 hr 41 min
Plot Summary
Mohamed Nasheed, president of the Maldive Islands, works tirelessly to save his country from the ravages of global climate change.
Director: Jon Shenk
Genres: Documentary
Distributors: Samuel Goldwyn Company
Jon Shenk's fascinating documentary feature The Island President personalizes the threat of global warming, and nationalizes it too, by focusing on Mohamed Nasheed, the former president of the Maldives. show more
The film successfully positions its point of view with the developing countries that suffer the most immediate consequences of global warming rather than the developed countries most responsible for climate change and from whose citizenry Jon Shenk's prospective audience is likely to be drawn. show more
A mostly compelling documentary about that rarest of breeds, an appealing politician. show more
