The Sleeping Dictionary

Movie Details

Overview

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 taboo.

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Cast: Bob Hoskins, Brenda Blethyn, Christopher Ling, Emily Mortimer, Hugh Dancy, Jessica Alba, Junix Inocian, K.K. Moggie, Mano Maniam, Michael Jessing Langgi

Director: Guy Jenkin

Genre: Drama, Romance

Country: Germany, United Kingdom, United States

Release Year: 2003

IMDB Rating: 6.5 (9786 votes)

TMDB Rating: 6.5 (174 votes)

Rotten Tomatoes: 67

Runtime: 1h 49m

Budget: 57,524 USD

Release Date: 2003-01-31

Status: Released

Awards: Awards, 4 wins & 6 nominations total