Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

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  • Opened March 9, 2012 
  • 1 hr 51 min
  • PG-13 | Brief Language, Some Violence and Sexual Content
  • Parents: Common Sense Media says OK for kids 13+. More on child suitability

  • 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. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Ewan McGregor, Emily Blunt, Kristin Scott Thomas, Amr Waked, Tom Mison
  • Director: Lasse Hallström
  • Genres: Art House/Foreign, Drama, Romance

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It's a Hit!

by Optimism

The Sunday matinee we attended was near-full, even tho SALMON FISHING was also being shown at the same time in a second theater across the lobby. A HIT! Why? Because it's adorable: literate and...

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Loved it better than the book

by 36003657

I loved the book and was delighted to learn that a movie was made of it. I could hardly wait to have it come my town and scanned theaters in nearby towns to see if they already show it. Well, it...

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Salmon Fishing in Yemen

by jacqpk

By far the best movie I have seen in a long while. Good story, great pace, excellent casting and acting, and beautiful scenery. A must see!!!!!...

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NPR
| Ella Taylor

The crisply sweet banter and the halting intimacy that grows between two shy people with a common goal more than makes up for a wildly implausible plot. Read full review

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Philadelphia Inquirer
| Steven Rea

If all this sounds like too much whimsy to bear, be forwarned. There is whimsy everywhere. Read full review

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San Francisco Chronicle
| Amy Biancolli

The film's emotional complexities don't allow for much of the canned sentiment that normally gets dished out in romantic dramas; what emerges instead, over several reels, is endearingly tender and complicated. Read full review

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Rolling Stone
| Peter Travers

This is a rich subject for satire and sticking it to political bureaucracy. Screenwriter Simon Beaufoy (127 Hours) has mined Paul Torday's book for delicious nuggets about Western capitalism at war with Muslim culture. Read full review

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Emily Blunt as Harriet Chetwode-Talbot and Ewan McGregor as Fred Jones in ``Salmon Fishing in the Yemen.''