The Sleeping Dictionary

★6.5

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.

Guy Jenkin

Director

Guy Jenkin

Writers

Mary Selway,Jimmy Mulville,Simon Bosanquet,...

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31-01-2003

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USGB

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6.5

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163

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109 min

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Released

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English

Language

★ 6.5

Budget

Revenue

31-01-2003

Release Date

USGB

Country

6.5

Rating

163

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Age Rating

109 min

Runtime

Released

Status

English

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Guy Jenkin

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Guy Jenkin is a comedy writer who is best known for working on sitcoms and comedies such as Drop the Dead Donkey, Jeffrey Archer: The Truth and Outnumbered. He also wrote the 2003 drama film The Sleeping Dictionary starring Jessica Alba. And the BBC Radio 4 situation comedy Legal, Decent, Honest and Truthful with Jon Canter. He also contributed to the popular drama Life On Mars, writing The Sixth Episode of the Second Series about Heroin in 1973 and the Asian community. The episode explores racism at the time. Description above from the Wikipedia article Guy Jenkin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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