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Movie · 2003

The Sleeping Dictionary

He's an unexpected education.

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Forbidden romance Colonial culture clash Period drama Cross cultural love Tradition versus modernity Romantic melodrama

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Release
2003
Runtime
109 min

Synopsis

In the 1930s, British officer John Truscott journeys to a remote village in colonial Malaysia to educate and Westernize the local Iban population. There, he's introduced to the lovely Selima. In keeping with tradition, Selima is assigned to sleep with Truscott and teach him the native language and customs. But when they fall in love, both colonists and natives object to their plans to marry.

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