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Cast
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  • Ewan McGregor

    Ewan McGregor

    Dr. Alfred Jones

  • Emily Blunt

    Emily Blunt

    Harriet

  • Kristin Scott Thomas

    Kristin Scott Thomas

    Patricia Maxwell

  • Amr Waked

    Amr Waked

    The Sheik

Credits
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  • Lasse Hallstrom

    Lasse Hallstrom

    Director

  • Simon Beaufoy

    Simon Beaufoy

    Screenwriter

  • Paul Webster

    Paul Webster

    Producer

  • Nicky Kentish-Barnes

    Nicky Kentish-Barnes

    Co-Producer

  • Jamie Laurenson

    Jamie Laurenson

    Executive Producer

  • Stephen Garrett

    Stephen Garrett

    Executive Producer

  • Guy Avshalom

    Guy Avshalom

    Executive Producer

  • Paula Jalfon

    Paula Jalfon

    Executive Producer

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  6. Salmon Fishing in the Yemen: Trailer

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  8. 'Salmon Fishing in the Yemen'

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    Salmon Fishing in the Yemen: Toronto Review

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    2:21 pm PDT 9/12/2011
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    Kristin Scott Thomas co-stars in the Simon Beaufoy-penned tale about a sheikh’s attempts to create a salmon habitat at the bottom of the Arabian Peninsula. READ MORE

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Summary

From the director of Chocolat and the Oscar-winning® screenwriter of Slumdog Millionaire comes the inspirational comedy Salmon Fishing in the Yemen. When Britain's leading fisheries expert (Ewan McGregor) is approached by a consultant (Emily Blunt) to help realize a sheikh's (Amr Waked) vision of bringing the sport of fly-fishing to the desert, he immediately thinks the project is both absurd and unachievable. But when the Prime Minister's overzealous press secretary (Kristin Scott Thomas) latches on to it as a "good will" story, 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.

Company Info

  • BBC Films Production Company
  • New Regency Productions Production Company
  • Lionsgate U.K. Production Company