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With Amr Waked, Emily Blunt, Catherine Steadman, Tom Mison. A fisheries expert is approached by a consultant to help realize a sheik's 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.
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Scottish ichthyologist Dr. Alfred "Fred" Jones (Ewan McGregor) gets an inquiry from the financial agent of Yemeni Sheikh Muhammed bin Zaida bani Tihama (Amr Waked), who's started an irrigation project in his homeland and wants to stock a river with salmon.
A terrorist tries to assassinate the sheikh via handgun. Before the gun is fired, Fred whips the man in the face with his fishing pole and hook, snatching the gun away. We briefly see blood on the man's face.
Release Date. Canada. September 10, 2011 (Toronto International Film Festival) United States. February 9, 2012 (Portland International Film Festival) Canada. March 9, 2012 (limited) Lithuania. March 9, 2012.
With Amr Waked, Emily Blunt, Catherine Steadman, Tom Mison. A fisheries expert is approached by a consultant to help realize a sheik's 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.
Keen salmon fishing enthusiast Sheikh Muhammed (Amr Waked) decides it would be a good wheeze if he didn't have to travel all the way to Scotland, so decides to create a salmon river in the parched desert of his native Yemen.
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Dr. Alfred Jones : I made you a sandwich. Harriet : So it's theoretically possible. Dr. Alfred Jones : Well, it's theoretically possible in the same way that a manned mission to Mars is theoretically possible. Dr. Alfred Jones : We don't need native river fish. We'll be all right with farmed salmon. Harriet : Oh.
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen. Jump to European Film Awards (1) Golden Globes, USA (3) Palm Springs International Film Festival (1) International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA) (1) 6 nominations.
