Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

Ewan McGregor (BEGINNERS) and Emily Blunt (THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU) star alongside Oscar-nominee Kristin Scott Thomas (I'VE LOVED YOU SO LONG) and Amr Waked (SYRIANA) in this extraordinary, beguiling tale of fly-fishing and political spinning, of unexpected heroism and late-blooming love and of an attempt to prove the impossible, possible. Directed by Oscar-nominee Lasse Hallstrvm (CHOCOLAT) and written by Oscar)-winner Simon Beaufoy (SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE), this feature film is based on Paul Tordays acclaimed novel about a scientist who looks to fulfills a sheikh's dream of bringing the sport of fly-fishing to his homeland in Yemen. It is produced by Paul Webster (THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES) and executive produced by Jamie Laurenson, Stephen Garrett, Paula Jalfon, Zygi Kamasa and Guy Avshalom.