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- DictionarySleeping/ˈslēpiNG/
noun
- 1. the fact, state, or condition of being asleep: "it was 90 degrees at 1 a.m. a few weeks ago and sleeping was near impossible"
adjective
- 1. in a state of sleep: "he looked at the sleeping child"
Budget. $12 million. 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.
- $12 million
- Guy Jenkin
- Simon Boswell
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
Rent The Sleeping Dictionary on Fandango at Home, Prime Video, or buy it on Fandango at Home, Prime Video. During the 1930s, British officer John Truscott (Hugh Dancy) journeys to a remote village ...
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- Andrew Niccol
- R
- Hugh Dancy
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- Selima; John Truscott; Aggie
- R
- 2003
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. The reluctant John and Selima fall in love for each ...
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. There he encounters some unorthodox local traditions, and finds ...