Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

About Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

A fisheries expert is approached by a consultant to help realize a sheik's vision of bringing the sport of fly-fishing to the desert and embarks on an upstream journey of faith and fish to prove the impossible possible.

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2012) is a comedy romance film directed by Lasse Hallström. It runs 107 minutes and was released in March 2012.

Its themes are desert, soldier, flood, and fish. It is adapted from a novel.

Ewan McGregor appears as Dr. Alfred Jones, Emily Blunt as Harriet Chetwode-Talbot, Kristin Scott Thomas as Patricia Maxwell, and Rachael Stirling as Mary Jones. The screenplay is by Simon Beaufoy. Production companies include Kudos and Lionsgate UK.

Dune, Edge of Tomorrow, and No Country for Old Men make useful companions to Salmon Fishing in the Yemen. TMDB voters put it at 6.4 out of 10 across 986 votes and it carries a PG-13 rating.