The Island President
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Distributed by | Samuel Goldwyn Films |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
Country | United States |
Languages | English Maldivian |
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The Island President is a 2011
The government of the Maldives has predicted it would be inundated as a result of global warming since 1988, when its forecast was "completely cover this Indian Ocean nation of 1196 small islands with in the next 30 years".[3]
Production and release
The film was funded by groups including the
At the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival, The Island President won the Cadillac People's Choice Documentary Award.[5][6]
US rights to The Island President were acquired by Samuel Goldwyn Films.[7] The film opened in New York City on March 28, 2012, followed by releases in other US cities, like Los Angeles and San Francisco.[8]
Reception
The Island President received positive reviews from critics. On
After Nasheed stepped down as president in February 2012, Shenk said that he hoped his film could help convince the world that Nasheed was deposed in a coup that was orchestrated by loyalists to the former dictator, Maumoon Abdul Gayoom. "That might be the single most important thing that the movie can do. It’s now clear that this new government is not democratic, that the people who run the ministries are the same people who were there under the dictator."[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b Vikas Bajaj (28 March 2012). "Climate Prophet in Hot Water: 'The Island President' and Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives". New York Times. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
- Actual Films. Archived from the originalon 3 September 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
- ^ "Threat to islands". The Canberra Times. No. 19348, Vol. 63. Agence France-Presse. 26 September 1988. p. 6. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
A gradual rise in average sea level is threatening to completely cover this Indian Ocean nation of 1196 small islands with- in the next 30 years, ac- cording to authorities. The Environmental Affairs Director, Mr Hussein Shihab, said an estimated rise of 20 to 30 centimetres in the next 20 to 40 years could be "catastrophic"
- ^ "Documentary film on climate efforts of Maldives President Nasheed to debut this year". tcktcktck.org. 19 May 2011. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
- ^ "Toronto International Film Festival Announces 2011 Award Winners" (Press release). tiff. Archived from the original on 2012-01-14. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
- ^ June Chua (2011-09-18). "Lebanese filmmaker wins top TIFF prize". CBC News. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
- ^ Gordon Cox (2011-11-07). "Goldwyn votes for 'President'". Variety. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
- ^ Hilary Saunders (2012-01-24). "Radiohead Provide Soundtrack to The Island President Documentary". Paste. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
- ^ The Island President at Rotten Tomatoes
- ^ The Island President at Metacritic
- ^ A.O. Scott (27 March 2012). "In Paradise, and Closer Than Ever to Disaster". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
- ^ Noel Murray (29 March 2012). "The Island President". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 30 March 2012.