The Sleeping Dictionary (2002)
- Starring:
- Hugh Dancy, Jessica Alba, (more)
- Director(s):
- Guy Jenkin
- Category:
- Romance
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Guy Jenkin directs this straight-to-video romantic drama shot on-location in Malaysia. In the rainforests of Boreno in the 1930s, English officer John Truscott (Hugh Dancy) accepts a position to colonize the native population of Sarawak at the request of the British government. In following with the native tradition, he is given the services of a servant, Selima (Jessica Alba). A position that British officers refer to as a "sleeping dictionary," she is a concubine to share his bed and teach him the local language. The tradition forbids romantic entanglements, so the relationship is watched over by superior officer Henry Bullard (Bob Hoskins) and his wife, Aggie (Brenda Blethyn). When Selima and John fall madly in love, they enrage both the colonizers and the colonized. Also starring Emily Mortimer and Noah Taylor. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 109 mins
Complete Cast of The Sleeping Dictionary
- Hugh Dancy - John Truscott
- Brenda Blethyn - Aggie
- Emily Mortimer
- Jessica Alba - Selima
- Bob Hoskins - Henry Bullard
- Noah Taylor
- Director(s):
- Guy Jenkin
- Categories:
- Romance
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