The Island President

Produced in 2011

Film Information

Festival Edition 2012 - Edition 12

Section Human Rights Watch

Director Jon Shenk

Country USA

Duration 100 min

Language English, Dhivehi

Producer Richard Berge, Bonni Cohen

Screenplay Jon Shenk

Cast Mohamed Nasheed, Ahmed Naseem, Mohamed Aslam

Genre Documentary

Synopsis

After bringing democracy to the Maldives, President Mohamed Nasheed now faces an even greater challenge: rising sea levels that threaten to submerge his country and transform its citizens into environmental refugees.