Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

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 byLasse Hallström
Screenplay bySimon Beaufoy
Based onSalmon Fishing in the Yemen
by Paul Torday
Produced byPaul Webster
Starring
CinematographyTerry Stacey
Edited byLisa Gunning
Music byDario Marianelli
Production
companies
Distributed byLionsgate
Release dates
  • 10 September 2011 (2011-09-10) (TIFF)
  • 20 April 2012 (2012-04-20) (United Kingdom)
Running time
107 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
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. The film stars 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]

  1. ^ Ellwood, Gregory (12 May 2012). "Lionsgate U.K. keeps it local". Variety. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Shooting commences on Salmon Fishing in the Yemen". BBC Press Office. 6 August 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
  4. ^ Punter, Jennie (26 July 2011). "Toronto unveils first pix". Variety. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
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