This may not be Science Fiction, but there is certainly a lot of technology and science to keep a geek like me interested! Salmon Fishing in the Yemen is a 2011 British romantic drama film directed by Lasse Hallström and starring Ewan McGregor, Emily Blunt, Kristin Scott Thomas and Amr Waked. Movies. Salmon Fishing in the Yemen by Paul Torday My rating: 5 of 5 stars If you're wondering why? "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen" is very funny and approaches political satire level. If you like "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen" you are looking for sentimental, sincere and inspirational movies about / with desert, businessman, fish, against the odds, hopes, doubts and hesitations and scientist themes of Comedy, Drama and Romance genre shot in UK. A new trailer for Salmon Fishing the Yemen has gone online. The Prime Minister’s office, with the help […] Salmon Fishing in the Yemen is a delightful comedy/drama starring Ewan McGregor as Dr. Alfred Jones, Britain's top expert on fisheries. Showtimes & Tickets Showtimes & Tickets Top Rated Movies Most Popular Movies Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office In Theaters Coming Soon Coming Soon DVD & Blu-ray Releases Release Calendar Movie News India Movie Spotlight. Trailer for Salmon Fishing in the Yemen.. From the beloved director of Chocolat and the Oscar-winning screenwriter of Slumdog Millionaire comes the inspirational comedy Salmon Fishing in the Yemen.A visionary sheik (Amr Waked) has a big dream – to bring salmon fishing to the desert. Salmon Fishing in the Yemen by Paul Torday 323pp, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, £12.99. Salmon Fishing in the Yemen is a delightful comedy/drama starring Ewan McGregor as Dr. Alfred Jones, Britain's top expert on fisheries. Trailer for Salmon Fishing in the Yemen. Watch the latest Salmon Fishing in the Yemen trailer and check out other movie trailers for upcoming movies at Movies.com. The first trailer for Salmon Fishing in the Yemen has gone online. I have to admit, I saw the posters and the trailer for the film. A light and simple feel-good movie with great performances from an impressive cast. Dr. Jones is approached by Harriet Chetwode-Talbot (played by Emily Blunt) with a plan to bring salmon fishing to the desert of Yemen. The impossible title of this extraordinary book took me back to a moment nearly 20 years ago. Salmon Fishing in the Yemen is a 2011 British romantic comedy-drama film directed by Lasse Hallström and starring Ewan McGregor, Emily Blunt, Kristin Scott Thomas and Amr Waked. Ewan McGregor plays the country’s best fisheries expert who is approached by a consultant (Emily Blunt) to help bring the sport of fly-fishing to a desert in the Middle-East, a place at the peak of tensions. We know, and Dr, Jones knows, that fish do not survive in the desert. TV … Menu. Dr. Jones is approached by Harriet Chetwode-Talbot (played by Emily Blunt) with a plan to bring salmon fishing to the desert of Yemen. So obviously this is all a big joke, but as we also all know, money and power outweigh common sense.