Based on the 2007 novel of the same name by paul torday, and a. A scientist ewan mcgregor and a sheikh amr waked endeavor to bring sport fishing to yemen. All in all, i quite enjoyed salmon fishing in the yemen for what it was a charming, slice of life, lowkey romcom. Other prominent roles include the yemeni sheikh muhammad in salmon fishing in the yemen. Salmon fishing in the yemen comes home in a singledisc dvd, singledisc bluray or through the usual digital providers. The director lasse hallstrom chocolat has transformed salmon fishing in the yemen, based on an absurdist political satire, into a whimsical romantic comedy. Amr, what was your experience of the art of salmon fishing before you discovered the film and the book. Salmon fishing in the yemen, based on a satirical novel, manages to lose the satire in damp whimsy despite a good cast that includes ewan mcgregor, emily blunt, and kristin scott thomas. Amr waked of salmon fishing in the yemen at tiff 2011. So harriet, a woman who works for the company that look after his many estates, enlists the help of fisheries expert dr. Paul torday was nudging 60 when he wrote his first novel now its a.
Having made pablumlike gruel of the shipping news, the cider house rules and chocolat, lasse hallstrom returns to transform paul tordays salmon fishing in the yemen into a film so bland it. Mar 09, 2012 the director lasse hallstrom chocolat has transformed salmon fishing in the yemen, based on an absurdist political satire, into a whimsical romantic comedy. Salmon fishing in the yemen is a charming, wellmade, and definitely mustsee film. And now he has hired an investment firm to find out about the feasibility of establishing salmon in the mountainous regions of his home country. Based on the 2007 novel of the same name by paul torday, and a screenplay by simon beaufoy, the film is about a. Salmon fishing in the yemen is the kind of film you might find on the dvd shelf of a holiday cottage, and thats not necessarily a criticism. Quirky and a little reserved, salmon fishing in the yemen is nonetheless a charming little romantic drama sold by some strong central performances. He is a graduate of the american university in cairo, and performed in theatre from 1992 through 2002. Amr waked believes his passion for the peaceful pastime of salmon fishing can. A fantastically wealthy arab sheikh amr waked has fallen in love with salmon fishing in scotland. Subtle, downtoearth beauty makes salmon fishing in the yemen a winning bluray experience, capturing the assorted english office spaces, boggy scottish locales, and stunning natural outdoor beauty in a fine 2. May 02, 2012 theres no salmon fishing in yemen, tourist board warns the yemen tourist board has warned wouldbe british holidaymakers that it does not have a salmon fishing industry, after a surge of interest. Both mcgregor and blunt costar in salmon fishing in the yemen, a new british comedydrama directed by swedish director lasse hallstrom.
Actors ewan mcgregor and amr waked in a scene from the film. Alfred is a fisheries expert in a dead end marriage and harriet is a spirited representative of an arab sheikh amr waked hoping to introduce salmon and sport fishing into the yemen. Apr 06, 2012 how is it that i feel qualified, even called upon, to advise you to rush to see salmon fishing in the yemen. It is an incredulous idea that a certain fisheries scientist tries to bring to life. Amr waked, left, with ewan mcgregor, in a story about a sport and. In 2007, salmon fishing in the yemen, peter tordays surprise bestseller. Mar 09, 2012 salmon fishing in the yemen, based on a satirical novel, manages to lose the satire in damp whimsy despite a good cast that includes ewan mcgregor, emily blunt, and kristin scott thomas. Alfred jones as a fly fishingobsessed sheikh tasks him with the seemingly impossible introducing salmon to the wadis. Alfred jones ewan mcgregor harriet emily blunt the sheikh amr waked mar 08, 2012 the british prime minister sees the crazy idea of shipping 10,000 north atlantic salmon to yemen as a ploy to distract from the nasty business in the middle east. Ewan mcgregor, costars discuss salmon fishing in the yemen.
From the beloved director of chocolat and the oscarwinning screenwriter of slumdog millionaire comes the inspirational comedy salmon fishing in the yemen. Amr waked emily blunt ewan mcgregor kristin scott thomas. Apr 19, 2012 salmon fishing in the yemen is the kind of film you might find on the dvd shelf of a holiday cottage, and thats not necessarily a criticism. Salmon fishing in the yemen, with ewan mcgregor the new. Salmon fishing in the yemen starring ewan mcgregor, amr waked. Salmon fishing in the yemen is, of course, also a romantic comedy, one in which the he ewan mcgregor and the she emily blunt start off at odds over this dubious exercise in angloyemeni cooperation and end up sharing a tent by a river in southern arabia, and sharing a crazy dream. We dont really have salmon fishing in the middleeast but we eat salmon, so it was quite interesting to see how this big fish is taken out of the water. Salmon fishing in the yemen is based on paul tordays novel, a political satire that was a bestseller in the uk, and allows an opening into the worlds of british and yemeni politics, the devotion of salmon fishermen, and the possibilities of romance among humans and salmon, who in this story must both swim upstream. The impossible title of this extraordinary book took me back to a moment nearly 20 years ago.
Ewan mcgregor beginners and emily blunt the adjustment bureau star alongside oscarnominee kristin scott thomas ive loved you so long and amr waked syriana in this extraordinary. Other prominent roles include him playing a yemeni sheikh called muhammad in salmon fishing in the yemen, pierre del rio in luc bessons lucy and geostorm. Another one of his roles is a yemeni sheikh called muhammad in salmon fishing in the yemen. Harriet represents a wealthy sheik amr waked who resides in both great britain and yemen, and has an unusual fondness for salmon fishing. Salmon fishing in the yemen 2011 full movie watch online.
Rachel well as the name suggests, it is actually about introducing salmon fishing in the yemen. He wants to take a healthy population of salmon from the british lakes, and transport them to the yemen river to live and breed. He is best known to international audiences and in hollywood for his role in the 2005 film syriana. Salmon fishing in the yemen is a 2011 british romantic comedydrama film directed by lasse hallstrom and starring ewan mcgregor, emily blunt, kristin scott thomas and amr waked. If the english can transport their farmed salmon to yemen and get them to respond to their primordial urge to run up river as they do in britain, then perhaps our own urge to love, throughout the whole and ancient range of love, can be successful too. 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 realize a sheikhs vision of bringing the sport. Salmon fishing in the yemen, at its heart, is not a movie about fish at all. Frankly, it doesnt take much more to convince one to head off to the theater. We joined stars of salmon fishing in the yemen, emily blunt, ewan mcgregor and amr waked with producer paul webster to chat about their upcoming film the giggling cast answered questions about difficulties of salmon fishing and filming on two very different locations. A yemeni sheikh amr waked thinks his favorite pastime of salmon fishingwhich he enjoys when staying at his palatial manor in. Romantic fable salmon fishing in the yemen follows government scientist dr. Theres no salmon fishing in yemen, tourist board warns the yemen tourist board has warned wouldbe british holidaymakers that it does not have a salmon fishing industry, after a. Next friday, april mbc will start airing a new series starring egyptian actor amr waked, entitled. Salmon fishing in the yemen is the story of an extremely wealthy sheikh who enjoys salmon fishing in his scottish home so much, he wants to introduce the sport back home in the yemen.
Salmon fishing in the yemen is a story of an unlikely scheme to. Lionsgates bluray release of salmon fishing in the yemen comes up a bit short in terms of extra content, but the bluray disc features lionsgate typical high quality audio and video. Salmon fishing in the yemen, with ewan mcgregor the. Ewan mcgregor, kristin scott thomas, rachael stirling, amr waked, tom. Salmon fishing in the yemen is a story of an unlikely scheme to create a salmon river written by paul torday, pictured right. Torday published six more novels in the years before he died, each in a.
Directed by lasse hallstrom, a man with a lot of eccentric character studies under his belt, salmon fishing in the yemen is based on a paul torday book of the same name, a britlit best seller done in the modernday version of an epistolary novel lots of text messages, ims and emails. Amr waked was born on april 12, 1973, in cairo, egypt. Alfred jones ewan mcgregor that his plan to bring salmon fishing to yemen is viable. With ewan mcgregor, emily blunt, amr waked, kristin scott thomas. Alfred jones, a fisheries scientist, who finds himself reluctantly involved in a project to bring salmon fishing to the highlands of the yemen. A fisheries expert is approached by a consultant to help realize a sheiks vision of bringing the sport of fly fishing to the desert and embarks on an upstream journey of faith and fish to prove the impossible possible. Whats more absurd than a novel about salmon fishing in. Amr waked simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. And now he has hired an investment firm to find out about the feasibility of establishing salmon in the mountainous regions of.
Salmon fishing in the yemen 2011 plot summary imdb. Many people know him internationally because of his role in the 2005 film syriana. Theres no salmon fishing in yemen, tourist board warns. Salmon fishing in the yemen movie trailer and videos tv. Ewan mcgregor and emily blunt go salmon fishing in the yemen. Willing to spare no expense, he instructs his representative emily blunt to turn his dream into reality, an. Salmon fishing in the yemen is a charmer of a film, one that takes the best aspects of the novel to my mind, at any rate the characters of alfred and harriet, and builds the film around how one mans radical dream leaves their lives irrevocably changed. Jun 05, 2014 ewan mcgregor beginners and emily blunt the adjustment bureau star alongside oscarnominee kristin scott thomas ive loved you so long and amr waked syriana in this extraordinary. Unlike those in the book, who speak through emails, diaries, letters and. Watch salmon fishing in the yemen movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at.
Without her knowing the specifics, it concerns the want of extremely wealthy sheikh muhammed bin zaidi bani tihama amr waked, the royal head of yemen, an avid sports fisherman, to introduce salmon into yemeni rivers for fishing purposes. Mar 24, 2012 salmon fishing in the yemen is a story of an unlikely scheme to create a salmon river written by paul torday, pictured right. Whats best about salmon fishing in the yemen is that, however cliched its characters and their ideas come off on the surface, intelligent, modernday truths lie beneath. Salmon fishing in the yemen is based on paul tordays novel. Sheikh muhammed amr waked tries to assure skeptical scottish fisheries expert dr. Salmon fishing in the yemen movie trailer and videos tv guide. The screenplay, written by slumdog millionaire screenwriter simon beaufoy, is based around paul tordays book of the same name, which won the. Whats more absurd than a novel about salmon fishing in yemen.
As i sat beside my wife, betty, in the theatre yesterday afternoon watching this remarkable movie, i couldnt but feel our seventy years of throwing flies together at trout and salmon resting delightfully between us. When britains leading fisheries expert ewan mcgregor is approached by a consultant emily blunt to help realize a sheikhs amr waked vision of bringing the sport of fly fishing to the desert. A visionary sheik amr waked has a big dream to bring salmon fishing to the desert and create an industry for his people. Amr waked stars in british hit salmon fishing in the yemen. It is an incredulous idea that a certain fisheries scientistmore well as the name suggests, it is actually about introducing salmon fishing in the yemen. The quirky novel was a word of mouth sensation for an author who had. This is a film about the realities of politics, international relations, and the unstoppable human impulse to believe, to have faith and to connect with one another. Sheikh muhammed amr waked is an incredibly wealthy man who.
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