The Island President (2011) on Netflix
PG20111h 41mDocumentary
The Maldives is the world's lowest-lying country, a nation of 1,196 small islands. President Mohamed Nasheed, who brought democracy there, fights to keep it from disappearing under the sea.
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Plot summary
Mohamed Nasheed is the president of the Maldives, the world's lowest-lying country, a nation of 1,196 small islands in the Indian Ocean. He brought democracy to the islands. Their government has predicted since 1988 that global warming would completely cover the nation. As president, he takes up the fight against rising sea levels, working to keep the country from being covered by the ocean. His journey takes him around the globe.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Island President (2011)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- After Mohamed Nasheed was removed as Maldives president in February 2012, director Jon Shenk said he hoped his documentary would convince the world that loyalists of former dictator Maumoon Abdul Gayoom had deposed him in a coup.
- The Maldives government has predicted since 1988 that global warming would inundate the nation of 1196 small islands within 30 years, the real threat behind the film about President Mohamed Nasheed's fight against rising seas.
