Salmon fishing in Yemen

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Movie
German title Salmon fishing in Yemen
Original title Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Country of production Great Britain
original language English
Publishing year 2011
length 108 minutes
Age rating FSK 6
JMK 6
Rod
Director Let Hallström
script Simon Beaufoy
production Paul Webster
music Dario Marianelli
camera Terry Stacey
cut Lisa Gunning
occupation
synchronization

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen is a British film of the year 2011 . The comedy directed by Lasse Hallström is a film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Paul Torday . The film had its world premiere on September 10, 2011 at the Toronto International Film Festival . It was shown in German cinemas on May 17, 2012.

action

The Anglo enthusiastic Sheikh Muhammad ibn Zaidi bani Tihama has the idea in the desert country of Yemen , the salmon fishery introduce. For this purpose, the lawyer Harriet Chetwode-Talbot asks the brittle fisheries expert Dr. Alfred 'Fred' Jones for support. He finds the plan completely absurd and cancels.

But the British government, especially the press officer Patricia Maxwell, gets wind of it. With the urgent need for good news from the Middle East, it immediately puts massive pressure on Jones' chief at the ministry. Jones develops a seemingly utopian, multi-million dollar master plan and, for fun, demands the cooperation of the Chinese engineers who were involved in the construction of the Three Gorges Dam . To his amazement, the government approves the project as the sheikh is going to pay. Jones, Chetwode-Talbot and Sheikh Muhammad spend a weekend in Scotland talking about the crazy project.

Alienated from his career-conscious wife, Jones slowly begins to get enthusiastic about it, especially since the sheikh does not turn out to be the spoiled luxury boy, but as a sensible ruler who wants to invest his fortune for the good of his people. Chetwode-Talbot had just started a relationship with the soldier Robert, who soon had to go to war in Afghanistan and is reported missing there. She thinks he is dead. The tense Jones is sensitive to Harriet, and both develop feelings for one another.

Supported by a nationwide press campaign, the British angling associations are refusing to allow a single native salmon to be brought into Yemen. Farmed salmon are therefore used. In Yemen, following the successful construction of the dam, the valley will be flooded in a ceremony, which will enable the Sheikh to fish for salmon on the one hand and to irrigate and develop the country on the other. Contrary to Jones' initial fears, the salmon actually migrate upstream after being released. The project seems to be going well. The opening ceremony will be attended by Chetwode-Talbot, Jones, representatives of the British government and the international press. As a surprise, Patricia Maxwell, who was only interested in good news, does not present the salmon project to the press, but the reunion of Chetwode-Talbot with her lover Robert, who is still alive.

However, local rebels carry out an act of sabotage and destroy the dam. The salmon are washed away in a torrent, and Jones and the sheikh narrowly avoid the deadly tidal wave. When Jones sees that some fish have survived, he decides to stay in the country to learn from the mistakes and to make the sheikh's visions come true. Chetwode-Talbot joins him and thus decides against Robert.

Cast and dubbing

The German language dubbing of the film was done by Berliner Synchron GmbH . Author of the dialogue book and dialogue director was Hilke Flickenschildt .

role actor Voice actor
Dr. Alfred Jones Ewan McGregor Philipp Moog
Harriet Chetwode-Talbot Emily Blunt Bianca Krahl
Sheikh Muhammad Amr Waked Jaron Lowenberg
Patricia Maxwell Kristin Scott Thomas Christin Marquitan
Captain Robert Mayers Tom Mison Peter Lontzek
Bernard Sugden Conleth Hill Frank Röth
Ashley Catherine Steadman NN
Mary Jones Rachael Stirling Katrin Zimmermann
Peter Maxwell Tom Beard NN

background

Production costs were about 14.5 million US dollars and the global revenues amounted to about 35 million US dollars.

The filming locations for the film were in London , Scotland and Morocco . The restaurant in the film is in the OXO Tower , and the Sheikh's Scottish country home is Ardverikie House, which was featured in the television series Monarch of the Glen and Outlander, as well as in the film Her Majesty Mrs. Brown .

Reviews

“Lasse Hallström's bizarre comedy functions both as a political and media satire and as an optimistic metaphor about the rapprochement between the West and the East. In addition, the film tells one of the most beautiful love stories of recent times. "

- Cinema

"Entertaining romantic comedy that turns the absurd material into a lively film with dry punchlines, but which ends in an exaggerated melodrama."

- Lexicon of international film

“No less a person than Lasse Hallström staged this unusual story based on Paul Torday's bestseller. Above all, the hearty pinch of British humor, the skilful implementation and the strong actors ensure that even those not familiar with European fishing grounds stay on the ball with this absurd parable and the accompanying love story. "

- prism

Awards

At the ceremony of the European Film Awards was Salmon Fishing in the Yemen nominated in 2012 for the Audience Award. The film received the Palm Springs International Film Festival Award .

He was also nominated for three Golden Globes :

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Approval certificate for salmon fishing in Yemen . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , April 2012 (PDF; test number: 132 795 K).
  2. ↑ Age rating for salmon fishing in Yemen . Youth Media Commission .
  3. ^ German dubbing index - Films - Salmon fishing in Yemen. In: synchronkartei.de . Retrieved August 25, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Box office results (Total Grosses). In: boxofficemojo.com . Accessed August 25, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Filming Locations. In: imdb.com . Accessed August 25, 2019 .
  6. ^ Self Catering Cottages, Glenbogle Monarch Glen. In: ardverikie.com. Accessed August 25, 2019 .
  7. ↑ Salmon fishing in Yemen. In: cinema.de . Retrieved August 25, 2019 .
  8. ↑ Salmon fishing in Yemen. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used 
  9. ↑ Salmon fishing in Yemen. In: prisma.de . Retrieved August 25, 2019 .