A Yemeni Sheikh who admires the British seeks to introduce salmon fishing to his water deprived homeland and the British Government keen to find a good news story in its Middle East relations seeks to engage a reluctant Fisheries academic in the project.
'Salmon Fishing in the Yemen' is a pleasant couple of hours of gentle humour mixed with soft political drama. Ewan McGregor and Emily Blunt make for an appealing odd couple whilst Kristin Scott Thomas goes to town in her role as the Prime Minister's Press Officer.
The film doesn't deviate from the expected road, or should that be waterway, so there are no surprises but it's an enjoyable journey nonetheless.
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