This article is about the film. For the novel, see Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (novel). For the industry itself, see fishing in Yemen.
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Lasse Hallström
Screenplay by
Simon Beaufoy
Based on
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen by Paul Torday
Produced by
Paul Webster
Starring
Ewan McGregor
Emily Blunt
Kristin Scott Thomas
Amr Waked
Cinematography
Terry Stacey
Edited by
Lisa Gunning
Music by
Dario Marianelli
Production companies
Lionsgate UK
UK Film Council
BBC Films
Kudos Pictures
Davis Films
Distributed by
Lionsgate UK
Release dates
10 September 2011 (2011-09-10) (TIFF)
20 April 2012 (2012-04-20) (UK)
Running time
107 minutes
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
Budget
$14.4 million[1]
Box office
$34.6 million[2]
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen is a 2011 British romantic comedy-drama film directed by Lasse Hallström and starring Ewan McGregor, Emily Blunt, Kristin Scott Thomas and Amr Waked. Based on the 2007 novel of the same name by Paul Torday, and a screenplay by Simon Beaufoy, the film is about a fisheries expert who is recruited by a consultant to help realise a sheikh's vision of bringing the sport of fly fishing to the Yemen desert, initiating an upstream journey of faith to make the impossible possible. The film was shot on location in the United Kingdom in London and Newtonmore in Inverness-shire and in Morocco from August to October 2010.[3] The film premiered at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival.[4] The film received generally positive reviews upon its release,[5][6] and earned over $34 million in revenue worldwide.[2]
^Ellwood, Gregory (12 May 2012). "Lionsgate U.K. keeps it local". Variety. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
^ ab"Salmon Fishing in the Yemen". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
^"Shooting commences on Salmon Fishing in the Yemen". BBC Press Office. 6 August 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
^Punter, Jennie (26 July 2011). "Toronto unveils first pix". Variety. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
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