The Sleeping Dictionary (2003)1h49
Drama · Romance
Director Guy Jenkin
Also directed What We Did on Our Holiday, Jeffrey Archer: The Truth, Crossing the Floor, and 10 more
In the 1930s, British officer John Truscott journeys to a remote village in colonial Malaysia to educate and Westernize the local Iban population. There, he's introduced to the lovely Selima. In keeping with tradition, Selima is assigned to sleep with Truscott and teach him the native language and customs. But when they fall in love, both colonists and natives object to their plans to marry.
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Cast
Jessica Alba
Brenda Blethyn
Hugh Dancy
Bob Hoskins
Junix Inocian
Mano Maniam
K.K. Moggie
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