Jon Shenk
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
On February 7, 2012, Mohamed Nasheed resigned the presidency under the threat of violence in a coup d'etat perpetrated by security forces loyal to the former dictator. This film is the story of his first year in office. A film about one man's mission to save his nation and perhaps the planet, The Island President is a riveting, uplifting story that is impossible to take your eyes off of. President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives is confronting a problem...
Author
Language
English
Description
A classic David and Goliath tale, President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives confronts a problem greater than any other world leader has ever faced: the literal survival of his whole country. The film provides a rare and unprecedented glimpse of the political horse-trading that goes on between world leaders at such a top-level global assembly.