Sometimes a perfectly decent film arrives hampered by a lousy title that tells potential viewers virtually nothing…

Cast
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)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)
Director
Lasse Hallström
Synopsis
A fisheries expert is approached by a consultant to help realize a sheik's vision of bringing the sport of fly-fishing to the desert and embarks on an upstream journey of faith and fish to prove the impossible possible.