The Sleeping Dictionary
Learn to speak her language.
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1/31/2001Runtime
109 minsOverview
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.
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A lush period romance set against the friction between colonial authority and local culture, where passion collides with duty and the impossibility of their worlds. It's a tender love story shadowed by the weight of empire and the gulf between lovers.
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