SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN

Year: 2011
USA: CBS Films
UK: Lionsgate UK
Cast: Ewan McGregor, Emily Blunt, Kristin Scott Thomas, Amr Waked, Catherine Steadman, Conleth Hill, Hamish Gray, Clive Wood, Peter Wight, Hugh Simon, Tom Mison, Tom Beard, Jill Baker, Matilda White
Director: Lasse Hallstrom
Country: UK
USA: 107 mins
UK: 106 mins
USA Rated: PG-13 for some violence and sexual content, and brief language
UK Certificate: 12A contains infrequent strong language and moderate sex references
USA Release Date: 9 March 2012 (Limited Release)
UK Release Date: 20 April 2012


Synopsis

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.

However, 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.