Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Director
Lasse Hallström
Country
United kingdom
Year
2011
Genre
Comedy, Drama, Romance, Fiction
Scriptwriters
Simon Beafoy
Cast
Ewan McGregor / Emily Blunt / Kristin Scott Thomas
Production
BBC Films
http://fishingintheyemen.com

Storyline

From the beloved director of Chocolat and the Oscar®-winning screenwriter of Slumdog Millionaire comes the inspirational comedy Salmon Fishing in the Yemen. A visionary sheik (Amr Waked) believes his passion for the peaceful pastime of salmon fishing can enrich the lives of his people, and he dreams of bringing the sport to the not so fish-friendly desert. Willing to spare no expense, he instructs his representative (Emily Blunt) to turn the dream into reality, an extraordinary feat that will require the involvement of Britain's leading fisheries expert (Ewan McGregor) who happens to think the project both absurd and unachievable. That is, until the Prime Minister's overzealous press secretary (Kristin Scott Thomas) latches on to it as a 'good will' story. Now, 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.

Festivals & Academy awards and others

Golden Globe Awards 2012
Nominated:
- Best Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical)
- Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical): Emily Blunt
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical): Ewan McGregor

Releases

France (6 of June 2012)
Denmark (31 of May 2012)

Call for proposals Distribution Selective
Year 2012
Call number 30/2011
Media support 783,300.00€

Call 30/2011- Deadline 30/03/2012
Deadline 30/03/2012. Distribution territories:
Austria, Belgium, Bulgary, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Croatia, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Slovakia, Sweden

Call for proposals Distribution Automatic
Media support 9,466.00 €

Distribution territories:
Croatia / Island / Lithuania

Distribution:

Metropolitan FilmExport (France)