The Sleeping Dictionary (2003)

Directed by

Guy Jenkin

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 46m

Rated

R

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 189 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In the 1930s, a young Englishman travels to Sarawak, Malaysia to work for the British colonial government. He becomes involved with a local woman and must navigate cultural traditions and his own feelings.

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What happens

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 himself faced with tough decisions of the heart involving a beautiful young local woman who becomes the object of his affections. The Sleeping Dictionary was filmed on location in Sarawak. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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