Director: Lasse Hallstrom
Writer: Simon Beaufoy, Paul Torday
Starring: Emily Blunt, Ewan McGregor
Released: April 4, 2012
Rating: (M)
Runtime: 107 minutes
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Story: From the beloved director of Chocolat and the Oscar-winning screenwriter of Slumdog Millionaire comes the inspirational comedy Salmon Fishing in the Yemen. A visionary sheik (Amr Waked) has a big dream - to bring salmon fishing to the desert. Willing to spare no expense, he instructs his representative (Emily Blunt) to turn his dream into reality, an extraordinary feat that will require the involvement of Britain's leading fisheries expert (Ewan McGregor) who happens to think the project both absurd and unachievable. That is, until the Prime Minister's overzealous press secretary (Kristin Scott Thomas) latches on for its potential as a 'good will' story. Now, this unlikely team will put it all on the line and embark on an upstream journey of faith and fish to prove the impossible, possible.
Cast:
Amr Waked Sheikh Muhammed
Emily Blunt Harriet
Catherine Steadman Ashley
Tom Mison Capt. Robert Mayers
Ewan McGregor Dr. Alfred Jones
Rachael Stirling Mary Jones
Kristin Scott Thomas Patricia Maxwell
Tom Beard Peter Maxwell
Jill Baker Betty
Conleth Hill Bernard Sugden
Alex Taylor-McDowall Edward Maxwell
Matilda White Abby Maxwell
Otto Farrant Joshua Maxwell
Hamish Gray Malcolm
Clive Wood Tom Price-Williams