Review of The Island President (2012) by Thomas A — 07 Mar 2013

This guy is absolutely incredible and inspiring. This documentary is a must watch.

This review of The Island President (2012) was written by Thomas A on 07 Mar 2013.

The Island President has generally received positive reviews.

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By Jessica P (429) on 24 Nov 2012

An exceptional movie about an exceptional human being and an exceptional circumstance (climate change). Please watch this movie…

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By Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) (2,277) for St. Paul Pioneer Press (4,360) on 26 Apr 2012

The film clearly sides with Nasheed's David as he battles Goliath-like businesses and governments, but it never loses sight of the fact that…

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By Prashanth R (41) on 09 Dec 2012

Ring-side seat at a fascinating David-vs.-Goliath(s) political battle. Could spend more time detailing who is pulling which strings and why…

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By Ann Hornaday (1,919) for Washington Post (9,851) on 19 Apr 2012

Shenk expertly weaves Nasheed's extraordinary personal story together with the Maldives' breathtaking natural beauty and a Capra-esque tale…

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By George M (317) on 14 Jan 2013

It starts of interesting, but soon crashes down into a pile of political crap. Not at all as intriguing as it was made out to be…

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By K-Bob H (81) on 11 Nov 2013

Definitely worth seeing. It's ashamed no one listened to him before and he's exiled now…

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By Ali B (122) on 30 Oct 2012

Love the movie. Sad that he has to step down…

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By William H (687) on 14 May 2013

The Island President is an inspirational journey about how the president of Maldives tried to convince the world to reduce carbon emissions…

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By Randy L (252) on 03 Aug 2013

While watching this I thought: This must be similar to the overwhelming adrenaline and emotion that some people seem to get out of watching…

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By Wendy K (198) on 27 Mar 2013

This was alright. I really liked the guy and I would like to see what made him so unlikeable in the past year or so…

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