Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2012) - Movie Details

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Release Date:	March 9, 2012
On DVD:	July 17, 2012
Genre:	Drama, Romance
Director:	Lasse Hallstrom
Writer:	Simon Beaufoy
Cast:	Ewan McGregor, Emily Blunt, Kristin Scott Thomas
Studio:	CBS Films
Running Time:	107 minutes
MPAA Rating:	Rated PG-13 for brief language, some violence and sexual content

Dr. Alfred Jones is a henpecked, slightly pompous middle-aged scientist at the National Centre for Fisheries Excellence in London when he is approached by a mysterious sheikh about an outlandish plan to introduce the sport of salmon fishing into the Yemen. Dr. Jones refuses, but the project, however scientifically absurd, catches the eye of British politicians, who pressure him to work on it. His diaries of the Yemen Salmon Project, from beginning to glorious, tragic...

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From the director of What's Eating Gilbert Grape, The Cider House Rules, Chocolat and The Shipping News comes Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, a low-key romantic drama about two people who find chemistry through the oddest of avenues: a project to introduce salmon fishing into the deserts of Yemen. Hence the title.

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