Hugh Dancy
John Truscott
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Jan 31, 2003 · The Sleeping Dictionary: Directed by Guy Jenkin. With Jessica Alba, Brenda Blethyn, Hugh Dancy, Bob Hoskins. A young Englishman is sent to Malaysian Borneo in the 1930s to stay with a tribe as UK's colonial representative.
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- Drama, Romance
- Guy Jenkin
- 2003-01-31
The Sleeping Dictionary is a 2003 British-American romantic drama film written and directed by Guy Jenkin and starring Hugh Dancy, Jessica Alba, Brenda Blethyn, Emily Mortimer, and Bob Hoskins. The film is about a young Englishman who is sent to Sarawak, Malaysia, in the 1930s to become part of the British colonial government.
A young Englishman is dispatched to Sarawak to become part of the British colonial government. He encounters some unorthodox local traditions, and finds himself faced with tough decisions of the heart involving the beautiful Selima, the unwitting object of his affections.
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- Guy Jenkin
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The Sleeping Dictionary. During the 1930s, British officer John Truscott (Hugh Dancy) journeys to a remote village in colonial Malaysia to educate and Westernize the local Iban population....
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- Andrew Niccol
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- Hugh Dancy
The Sleeping Dictionary. Jessica Alba speaks the language of seduction in this tantalizing story of forbidden love set against the backdrop of the steamy jungles of 1930's Sarawak. 694 IMDb 6.5 1 h 49 min 2003. X-Ray R. Action · Adventure · Cerebral · Emotional. Available to rent or buy. Rent. HD $3.59. Buy. HD $9.99. More purchase. options.
In 1936, the expatriated young and naive just-graduated British John Truscott arrives to the Sarawak, a British colony, to work in the Iban society. The beautiful Selima is assigned to be his "sleeping dictionary", to live and sleep with him and teach him the language and habits of the locals.
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When John and Selima fall openly and passionately in love, the colonial authorities and the native population turn against them unleashing a chain of events that test their resolve to the very limit. Drama 2003 1 hr 49 min. R. Starring Jessica Alba, Brenda Blethyn, Hugh Dancy. Director Guy Jenkin.
