Overview
Genre :
DocumentaryRelease Date :
March 28, 2012 (Limited)MPAA Rating :
PGDirector :
Jon ShenkStarring :
Mohamed Nasheed
REVIEWS RATE:
Critics 
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“..void of graphics and animation, focus is on Nasheed in “this David and Goliath tale for the literal survival of his country..”
by Donald J. Levit [ReelTalk Movie Reviews]
“..viewers get an eye-opening look at behind-the-scene wrangling..”
by V.A. Musetto [New York Post]
“..there are pomp, pragmatism, high principle and brazen manipulation, and it is sometimes hard to tell which is which..”
by A.O. Scott [New York Times]
“..the filmmakers capture real tension and heartbreak in these meetings..”
by John DeFore [Hollywood Reporter]
“..the film emphasizes not only Nasheed’s recent stardom on the world stage, but also his own history..”
by Cynthia Fuchs [PopMatters]
“..the crisp, expansive imagery in Jon Shenk’s uneven yet informative documentary more than lends credence to the assertion..”
by Keith Uhlich [Time Out New York]
“..may be a small fish in a big geopolitical pond, but his enterprise and optimism are a welcome complement to eco doc doom and gloom..”
by Sam Wigley [Total Film]
“..it's in this middle ground between cynicism and wide-eyed enthusiasm that Shenk's movie finds its delicate balance..”
by Andrew Schenker [Slant Magazine]
“..close enough to his subject to catch the leader who rails against carbon-dioxide emissions puffing on cigarettes in parking lots..”
by Melissa Anderson [Village Voice]
“..audiences were undoubtedly charmed into casting their vote not just because of the film itself, but the charisma of the documentary's titular subject..”
by Kevin Lally [Film Journal International]
“..a good chunk of the film shows Nasheed's work at the summit..”
by Walter V. Addiego [San Francisco Chronicle]
