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Synopsis: John Truscott goes to Borneo to work with the Iban. He reports to Henry Bullard, who gives him a "sleeping dictionary"--one of the locals who teaches him the local language and culture. And who he gives John is Selima. And while teaching him, John finds himself attracted to her. And we says it's not allowed, both the locals and Bullard forbid him to be in a relationship with Selima. But he defies them which has dire consequences.
Genre: Drama, Romance
Director(s): Guy Jenkin
Actors: Jessica Alba, Brenda Blethyn, Hugh Dancy, Bob Hoskins
Production: Fine Line Features
  4 wins & 6 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.6
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Year:
2003
109 min
649 Views

and walk upon the land?'

'Because I love him.

He is always in my thoughts

and I would place

my happiness in his hands,'

replied the little mermaid."

They sing because

they move on tomorrow.

Make a new village

a day's journey from here.

They want us

to come with them.

Then we must go.

If we go,

you will have nothing.

I'll have this.

I'll have you.

So shall I tell them

we'll come?

Tell them.

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Guy Jenkin

Guy Jenkin is a British film director and comedy writer who is best known for working together with Andy Hamilton on sitcoms and comedies such as Drop the Dead Donkey (1990-1998), Outnumbered (2007-2014), and Ballot Monkeys (2015). He wrote the 2002 satirical comedy Jeffrey Archer: The Truth, with Damian Lewis portraying Jeffrey Archer, and the 2003 drama film The Sleeping Dictionary, starring Jessica Alba. Jenkin also contributed to the popular 2006-2007 BBC series 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. Jenkin is married to Bernadette Davis, the creator and writer of Some Girls. more…

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