Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
2011 · Movie · PG-13 · 107 min · ★ 6.4 · 63% critics
A reserved fisheries expert is pulled into an unlikely plan to bring fly-fishing to the desert, backed by a wealthy visionary and encouraged by political image-making. As the project gathers momentum, work pressures and complicated relationships test everyone involved, turning a strange idea into a journey about belief, resilience, and starting over.
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Details
- Years
- 2011
- Release date
- 2012-03-09
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Critic score
- 63/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (953 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a gentle, quirky romantic comedy-drama with a hopeful streak and light political satire, in the vein of Chocolat or A Good Year; Not for you if you dislike clichés, slow-burn romance, or low-key pacing.
Pros: quirky feel-good premise; warm humor and heart; charming supporting roles | Cons: predictable romance beats; uneven tone and pacing; some underdeveloped relationships
Themes
- fish
- husband wife relationship
- bureaucracy
- based on novel or book
- fishing
- fly fishing
- sheik
- dam
- soldier
- desert
- salmon
- arab
- +6 more
Awards & recognition
- European Film Award – People's Choice Award — Best European Film · 2012 · nominated
Cast & crew
Ewan McGregor
as Dr. Alfred Jones
Emily Blunt
as Harriet Chetwode-Talbot
Kristin Scott Thomas
as Patricia Maxwell
Rachael Stirling
as Mary Jones
Amr Waked
as Sheikh Muhammad
Catherine Steadman
as Ashley
Tom Mison
as Capt. Robert Mayers
Tom Beard
as Peter Maxwell
Jill Baker
as Betty
Conleth Hill
as Bernard Sugden
Directed by Lasse Hallström