Ewan McGregor (Beginners) and Emily Blunt (The Adjustment Bureau) star alongside Oscarc-nominee Kristin Scott Thomas (I've Loved You So Long) and Amr Waked (Syriana) in this extraordinary, beguiling tale of fly-fishing and political spinning, of unexpected heroism and late-blooming love and of an attempt to prove the impossible, possible. Directed by Oscarc-nominee Lasse Hallstr”m (Chocolat) and written by Oscarc-winner Simon Beaufoy (Slumdog Millionaire), this feature film is based on Paul Torday's acclaimed novel about a scientist who looks to fulfills a sheikh's dream of bringing the sport of fly-fishing to his homeland in Yemen. It is produced by Paul Webster (The Motorcycle Diaries) and executive produced by Jamie Laurenson, Stephen Garrett, Paula Jalfon, Zygi Kamasa and Guy Avshalom.
Ewan McGregor | Dr. Alfred Jones |
Emily Blunt | Harriet |
Amr Waked | Sheikh Muhammed |
Kristin Scott Thomas | Patricia Maxwell |
Catherine Steadman | Ashley |
Tom Mison | Capt. Robert Mayers |
Rachael Stirling | Mary Jones |
Tom Beard | Peter Maxwell |
Jill Baker | Betty Burnside |
Conleth Hill | Bernard Sugden |
Alex Taylor-McDowall | Edward Maxwell |
Matilda White | Abby Maxwell |
Otto Farrant | Joshua Maxwell |
Hamish Gray | Malcolm |
Clive Wood | Tom Price-Williams |
Nayef Rashed | Rebel Leader |
Peter Wight | Tory Grandee - Angus Butler |
Waleed Akhtar | Essad |
Steven Blake | Cabinet Member |
Hugh Simon | Brian Fleet |
James Cutting | Journalist |
Colin Kilkelly | Journalist |
Michael Carlin | Production Designer |