by Charles Morris
After years of torture and imprisonment, Mohamed Nasheed was, at 41, democratically elected to the presidency of the Maldives. The critically acclaimed documentary “The Island President” (98 percent on Rotten Tomatoes) tells that story. More centrally, it tells President Nasheed’s heroic story of putting a human face on this low-lying island nation, which faces inundation through climate change. The Maldives lie in the middle of the Indian Ocean and represent more than 1,200 coral islands, of which about 200 are inhabited. The Maldives’ people have developed their culture over centuries. The challenge is that the elevation is at most a few feet above sea level.
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