A tiny country, a massive [scam]

Leading that fight is Nasheed. And over the course of 2009, the filmmakers spent 80 days filming him in five countries, following him on his campaign to cut carbon emissions. Access was definitely an issue, Shenk said, and it was something they had to continually fight for amid security and diplomatic meetings.

The film culminates in Nasheed’s trip to Copenhagen, where it provides a rare glimpse into the political horse-trading that goes on at the top level. There, Nasheed leverages his country’s underdog position and uses the power of the media as best he can, emerging as one of the leading international voices for urgent action on climate change.

“You do feel the tension. You do feel that the Maldives has something to lose. And they are talking about it in real terms,” Shenk said of the summit. “It’s not really a debate about whether climate change is a problem. When you get to that level of people who are really dealing with it, they’re not talking about whether it’s true or not. It’s a reality.”

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They are obviously really worried about global warming and sea level rise and any other way to scam money out of stupid bankrupt western governments.