Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Make the Improbable Possible
Country
Production
Budget
$14 400 000
Box office
$34 564 651
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Paul Webster, Zygi Kamasa, Stephen Garrett, Jamie Laurenson, Paula Jalfon, Guy Avshalom
Camera operator
Terry Stacey
Composer
Artist
Michael Carlin
Audition
Fiona Weir
Editing
Lisa Gunning
Whole Team (35)
Whole Team (35)
Short description
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.
What's left behind the scenes
- In Paul Torday's book, the main character was about sixty years old. Despite this, the producers' original intention was to cast Ewan McGregor, who was not yet forty at the time.
- The future director, Lasse Hallström, contacted the producers himself to inform them of his desire to direct the film.
- Working in Morocco turned out to be an extremely difficult and exhausting period for the film crew. An unprecedented downpour in the Atlas Mountains caused a flood that swept everything off the set in a giant wave. This happened again after a short time. Fortunately, both times it occurred at night, so there were no casualties. At the necessary moment, however, there was almost no water. In the scene where Ewan McGregor and Emily Blunt bathe in the river, there was only 45 centimeters of water.
- The filmmakers carefully tried to smooth over and, where possible, eliminate the political content that abounded in Paul Torday’s book. The screenwriters and director consciously sought to avoid all such sensitive and problematic moments. This was done primarily to avoid a strong connection to a specific time period.
- In Paul Torday’s book, the main character was around sixty years old. Despite this, the producers initially intended to cast Ewan McGregor, who was not yet forty, in the role.
- Future director Lasse Hallström himself contacted the producers, informing them of his desire to direct the film.
- Filming took place in London, Scotland, and Morocco. At the time, Yemen itself was unsafe and simply inaccessible for the film crew.
- For filming, salmon was delivered in large tanks attached by ropes under military Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopters.
- The film is based on Paul Torday’s novel “Salmon Fishing in the Yemen” (2006).
- Filming took place in London, Scotland, and Morocco. Yemen itself was unsafe and simply closed to the film crew at that time.
- Working in Morocco proved to be an extremely difficult and grueling period for the film crew. Unprecedented rainfall in the Atlas Mountains caused a flood that swept everything off the set in a giant wave. After some time, this happened all over again. Fortunately, both times occurred during the night, so there were no casualties. However, when it actually mattered, there was hardly any water. In the scene where Ewan McGregor and Emily Blunt bathe in the river, there were only 45 centimeters of water.
- The film is based on Paul Torday's novel "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen" (2006).
- The filmmakers made a careful effort to soften and, where possible, eliminate the political content that was abundant in Paul Torday's book. The screenwriters and the director consciously sought to avoid all such sharp and problematic points. This was done primarily to avoid being strictly tied to any particular time period.
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