Ewan McGregor (Beginners) and Emily Blunt (The Adjustment Bureau) star alongside Oscar?-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 Oscar?-nominee Lasse Hallstr?m (Chocolat) and written by Oscar?-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.