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 |
| Directing | Lasse Hallström | Director |
| Writing | Simon Beaufoy | Screenplay |
| Writing | Paul Torday | Novel |
| Costume & Make-Up | Naomi Donne | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Jack Stew | Foley Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Wakana Yoshihara | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Steve Carter | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Khalid Alami | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Peter Lindsay | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Adam Mendez | Foley Recordist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lucy Friend | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Harry Barnes | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Jason Swanscott | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Richard Straker | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Norma Webb | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Zineb Bendoula | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Norma Webb | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Gareth Bull | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Naomi Donne | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Michael Carlin | Production Design |
| Production | Jamie Laurenson | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Lisa Gunning | Editor |
| Camera | Terry Stacey | Director of Photography |
| Art | Rebecca Alleway | Set Decoration |
| Production | Paula Jalfon | Executive Producer |
| Production | Zygi Kamasa | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Susanna Lenton | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Fiona Weir | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Julian Day | Costume Design |
| Production | Stephen Garrett | Executive Producer |
| Production | Nicky Kentish Barnes | Co-Producer |
| Sound | Dario Marianelli | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Paul Webster | Producer |
| Production | Samuel Hadida | Co-Executive Producer |
| Production | Guy Avshalom | Executive Producer |
| Production | Victor Hadida | Co-Executive Producer |
| Camera | Paul Snell | Clapper Loader |