The Sleeping Dictionary
2003 · ★ 6.5 · Dir. Guy Jenkin
Learn to speak her language.
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.
- Released
- 2003-01-31
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Rated
- R
- Language
- EN
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Jessica Alba
Selima
Hugh Dancy
John Truscott
Brenda Blethyn
Aggie
Christopher Ling Lee Ian
Jasmine
Emily Mortimer
Cecil
Bob Hoskins
Henry
K.K. Moggie
Tipong
Noah Taylor
Neville
