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Jon Shenk s The Island President tells the story 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 bringing democracy to the Maldives after thirty years of despotic rule, Nasheed is now faced with an even greater challenge: as one of the most low-lying countries in the world, a rise of three feet in sea level would submerge the 1200 islands of the Maldives enough to make them uninhabitable.
The Island President captures Nasheed s first year of office, culminating in his trip to the Copenhagen Climate Summit in 2009, where the film provides a rare glimpse of the political horse-trading that goes on at such a top-level global assembly. Nasheed is unusually candid about revealing his strategies leveraging the Maldives underdog position as a tiny country, harnessing the power of media, and overcoming deadlocks through an appeal to unity with other developing nations. When hope fades for a written accord to be signed, Nasheed makes a stirring speech which salvages an agreement. Despite the modest size of his country, Mohamed Nasheed has become one of the leading international voices for urgent action on climate change.
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This is a most interesting documentary for two reasons. First of all, it is one of very few films about the Maldives and the problems facing this small island country. The election of president Nasheed in 2008 after the first free elections in the nation's history heralded a new era of democracy, but four years later this is once again in doubt. Nasheed is ousted in February 2012 and new elections are scheduled for 2013.
Second, the film is about Nasheed's passionate campaigning leading up to the 2009 Copenhagen climate summit. He is surrounded by Western (English it seems) advisors from the green movement, who are rather unrealistic in the policies they recommend to him. The young president is rather more pragmatic, reaches a compromise and salvages the summit.
Altogether a good film to understand more about a country usually known only for its beaches.
If you read Italian, may I recommend my own book on the Maldives Viaggio alle Maldive (Italian Edition)
Second, the film is about Nasheed's passionate campaigning leading up to the 2009 Copenhagen climate summit. He is surrounded by Western (English it seems) advisors from the green movement, who are rather unrealistic in the policies they recommend to him. The young president is rather more pragmatic, reaches a compromise and salvages the summit.
Altogether a good film to understand more about a country usually known only for its beaches.
If you read Italian, may I recommend my own book on the Maldives Viaggio alle Maldive (Italian Edition)
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Our world's last hope
30 Sep 2012
By Dr. Strange
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I loved how I could stream this movie from Amazon. I have been trying to find this movie for a very long time! I finally found it! Though, the resolution from this stream is not that good, just being able to watch the movie when no other site has it, is awesome in itself! Thank You Amazon! God Bless You!
As for the movie, I think it covers a great deal about climate change and global warming. I think all the data was dead on and that I love how they showed beautiful footage of the Maldives and went into the history of the Maldives thirty years ago. I think that the world will need someone like president Nasheed to prevent the world from going under, unless we somehow find a way to live underwater or in space, then we truly need some like Nasheed. If I am spelling the name wrong, go ahead and correct me, but I have just got to say, for those who are majors in environmental science,politics, or meteorology, or who have a degree in these fields, this is a much watch film! Or those who are just want to know how to prevent global warming, know more about it, or the Maldives, I would still highly recommend this film!
As for the movie, I think it covers a great deal about climate change and global warming. I think all the data was dead on and that I love how they showed beautiful footage of the Maldives and went into the history of the Maldives thirty years ago. I think that the world will need someone like president Nasheed to prevent the world from going under, unless we somehow find a way to live underwater or in space, then we truly need some like Nasheed. If I am spelling the name wrong, go ahead and correct me, but I have just got to say, for those who are majors in environmental science,politics, or meteorology, or who have a degree in these fields, this is a much watch film! Or those who are just want to know how to prevent global warming, know more about it, or the Maldives, I would still highly recommend this film!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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The film, the island president, a warning
11 Jan 2013
By Jennifer Lindsay-tevelow
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This film is a wake up call made personal by the president of the Maldives. It is happening there, and we need to pay heed to the issue made known by Al Gore years ago. The film is accessible and well filmed, and draws you into the world in peril. I highly recommend it.
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Inspirational story of a couragous person
22 Dec 2012
By PIERRE DUVAIR
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I found this documentary to be a very inspiring story of a man that has persevered hard times and is willing to stand up for what he believes in....the survival of his people and their history & culture. It is both a sad story and yet one of hope, that people like this Island President exist and flourish for brief times in human history. Let's hope the commitments he helped achieve in Copenhagen lead to some real actions on the part of governments to address climate change.
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