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- Before you all flood to Google to look up this crazy concept I speak of, I should break here to tell you that the concrete example of “salmon fishing in the Yemen” is fictitious.
www.forbes.com/sites/languatica/2012/06/14/salmon-fishing-in-the-yemen/
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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.
Sep 15, 2024 · Salmon Fishing in the Yemen is a captivating film that tells the story of an ambitious project to introduce salmon fishing to the arid lands of Yemen. But is this heartwarming tale based on a true story? Let’s dive deeper and find out!
Mar 7, 2012 · “Salmon Fishing in the Yemen” is based on Paul Torday’s novel, a political satire that was a best-seller 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 filmmakers don't really treat it as if it's a true story and keep the humour sharp throughout. It's more closely related to a light-hearted romantic comedy rather than a sharp-edged political memoir.
- (67K)
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Lasse Hallström
- 2012-04-20
Mar 8, 2012 · An unexpected uproar ensues when British fishermen learn that their salmon stock will be depleted. It is decided that the only solution is to use farmed salmon, which have no river experience.
- Stephen Holden
- Lasse Hallström
Feb 8, 2007 · But a strange turn of fate from an unexpected direction forces Jones to upend his existence and spend all of his time in pursuit of another man’s ludicrous dream. Can there be salmon in the Yemen? Science says no. But if resources are limitless and the visionary is inspired, maybe salmon fishing in the Yemen isn’t impossible.
Dec 20, 2013 · “Salmon Fishing in the Yemen,” the story of a rich sheikh who dreams of bringing the sport of fly-fishing to his desert country, was published in 2007. It was adapted into a 2011 film starring...
