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The Sleeping Dictionary

The Sleeping Dictionary

2003Movie⏱️ 1h 49mR
DramaRomance
6.5
IMDB Rating
9,804 votes

A young Englishman is sent to Malaysian Borneo in the 1930s to stay with a tribe as UK's colonial representative. A local woman (J.Alba) helps him understand local tradition and language. He falls in love with her etc. despite the...

Director
Guy Jenkin
Writers
N/A
Stars
Jessica Alba, Brenda Blethyn, Hugh Dancy
Release Date
January 31, 2003
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom, Germany, United States
🏆 4
Wins
🎯 6
Nominations
💬 61
Reviews
📋 15.9K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Jessica Alba
Jessica Alba
as Selima
Brenda Blethyn
Brenda Blethyn
as Aggie
Hugh Dancy
Hugh Dancy
as John Truscott
Bob Hoskins
Bob Hoskins
as Henry
👤
Christopher Ling
as Jasmine
Junix Inocian
Junix Inocian
as Famous
👤
Michael Jessing Langgi
as Melaka
👤
Mano Maniam
as Policeman
K.K. Moggie
K.K. Moggie
as Tipong
Emily Mortimer
Emily Mortimer
as Cecil

💰 Box Office

$57,524
Worldwide Gross

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
Dolby Digital
Color
Color
Filming Location
Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
Production
Fine Line Features, Hat Trick Productions, Katira Productions GmbH & Co. KG

🏷️ Keywords

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🎯 Categories

Tragic RomanceDramaRomance

⭐ Featured Review

Beautiful social history
by diane-342003-07-13
10/10

"My wife and I watched this film not knowing anything about it except a two sentence introduction on a movie-card. We were impressed by all aspects of it-particularly the substance of the script-it was a brave script-a script that should have made people uncomfortable because of the swipes taken at British colonialism and what that evil did on a personal level to everybody concerned. Living as I do in Western Australia, the dark legacy of European colonialism is just below the surface and I have seen firsthand the outlines of the story presented in "The Sleeping Dictionary"-not of c..."

💡 Did You Know?

Jessica Alba had a body double for her sex scenes.

📖 Synopsis

A young Englishman is sent to Malaysian Borneo in the 1930s to stay with a tribe as UK's colonial representative. A local woman (J.Alba) helps him understand local tradition and language. He falls in love with her etc. despite the...