La pesca del salmón en Yemen (2012)
El doctor Alfred Jones (Ewan McGregor), miembro del Centro Nacional para el Fomento de la Piscicultura, debe su reputación a un trabajo pionero sobre la reproducción de los moluscos. Cuando su jefe le pide que estudie la posibilidad de introducir el salmón en Yemen, rechaza la propuesta rotundamente. Lo que ignora es que detrás del proyecto está un acaudalado jeque árabe (Amr Waked), empeñado en exportar el arte de la pesca con mosca al norte de Yemen. Sin embargo, el disparatado proyecto capta la atención de un ambicioso asesor del primer ministro, que ve en él una excelente oportunidad para mejorar el prestigio del Reino Unido en Oriente Medio y, de paso, consolidar su futuro político. Cuando el proyecto se pone en marcha, el doctor Jones se ve obligado a reconsiderar su dictamen inicial y a colaborar con la joven y atractiva representante del jeque (Emily Blunt).
Directora:
Lasse Hallström
Escritor:
Simon Beaufoy
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Ewan McGregor as Dr. Alfred Jones |
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Emily Blunt as Harriet Chetwode-Talbot |
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Kristin Scott Thomas as Patricia Maxwell |
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Rachael Stirling as Mary Jones |
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Amr Waked as Sheikh Muhammad |
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Catherine Steadman as Ashley |
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Tom Mison as Capt. Robert Mayers |
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Tom Beard as Peter Maxwell |
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Jill Baker as Betty |
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Conleth Hill as Bernard Sugden |
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Alex Taylor-McDowall as Edward Maxwell |
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Peter Wight as Tory Grandee - Angus Butler |
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Hugh Simon as Foreign Secretary Brian Fleet |
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Otto Farrant as Joshua Maxwell |
| Directing | Lasse Hallström | Director |
| Writing | Simon Beaufoy | Screenplay |
| Writing | Paul Torday | Novel |
| Sound | Jack Stew | Foley Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Norma Webb | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lucy Friend | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Khalid Alami | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Adam Mendez | Foley Recordist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Norma Webb | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Naomi Donne | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Naomi Donne | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Richard Straker | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Jason Swanscott | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Peter Lindsay | Sound Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Wakana Yoshihara | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Steve Carter | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Zineb Bendoula | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Gareth Bull | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Harry Barnes | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Production | Paul Webster | Producer |
| Production | Jamie Laurenson | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Julian Day | Costume Design |
| Directing | Susanna Lenton | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Paula Jalfon | Executive Producer |
| Production | Guy Avshalom | Executive Producer |
| Art | Rebecca Alleway | Set Decoration |
| Production | Zygi Kamasa | Executive Producer |
| Production | Victor Hadida | Co-Executive Producer |
| Art | Michael Carlin | Production Design |
| Production | Samuel Hadida | Co-Executive Producer |
| Editing | Lisa Gunning | Editor |
| Camera | Terry Stacey | Director of Photography |
| Production | Fiona Weir | Casting |
| Sound | Dario Marianelli | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Nicky Kentish Barnes | Co-Producer |
| Production | Stephen Garrett | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Paul Snell | Clapper Loader |