Salmon Fishing In The Yemen
Salmon Fishing In The Yemen sees Ewan McGregor and Emily Blunt return to the big screen this week as they team up for the first time.
The movie is a big screen adaptation of the Paul Torday novel of the same name and Oscar winners Simon Beaufoy has been on hand to adapt it.
If you can't wait until this weekend to see the film we have a some clips from the movie for you to check out:
Lasse Hallstrom is in the director's chair for the movie while Kristen Scott Thomas and Amr Waked are also on the cast list for this charming and very funny movie.
Ewan McGregor stars as Fred Jones, a fisheries expert and academic who works for the British government.
When he’s approached by Harriet Chetwode-Talbot (Emily Blunt) with a plan to introduce salmon into the waterways of Yemen for the purpose of sport fishing, he laughs off the scheme, claim-ing it impossible.
Harriet acts as the British representative of an amiable and benevolent sheikh (Amr Waked), who fulfils his love of fishing on frequent trips to his estate in the ruggedly gorgeous Scottish highlands.
While Fred ponders the idea, the pro¬posal catches the ear of the British prime minister’s spokesperson, Bridget Maxwell (Kristin Scott Thomas.
Desperate to detract attention from some unwanted publicity, Bridget sees Harriet’s idea as the perfect opportunity to promote what will appear to be a heart¬felt story of British goodwill in the Middle East.
Despite Fred’s protests, he soon finds himself working on a project that seems not only frivolous but absolutely unfeasible in the arid land of Yemen. His scepticism is matched only by the sheikh’s boundless optimism.
As the mission begins to suc¬ceed, Fred grows closer to Harriet. Despite the many obstacles that stand in the way of their romance, their relationship affords an unexpected and welcome sense of hope for two lonely individuals.
Salmon Fishing In The Yemen is out now
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