The Sleeping Dictionary

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The Sleeping Dictionary is a 2003 romantic drama film set in colonial India that follows the forbidden love between a young British man and a local woman who teaches him her language and culture.

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instanceOf film
alternateDescription British romantic drama film set in 1930s colonial India and Borneo
character John Truscott NERFINISHED
Selima NERFINISHED
cinematographyBy Martin Fuhrer NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
director Guy Jenkin NERFINISHED
distributor Fine Line Features NERFINISHED
editedBy Oral Norrie Ottey NERFINISHED
filmingLocation Malaysia NERFINISHED
Sarawak NERFINISHED
genre drama film
romance film
romantic drama film
hasTheme colonialism
cultural conflict
interracial romance
language and identity
language English
mainProtagonist John Truscott NERFINISHED
Selima NERFINISHED
musicBy Simon Boswell NERFINISHED
narrativeFocus relationship between a British colonial officer and his Iban language tutor
plotSummary A young British man in colonial India falls in love with a local woman assigned to teach him her language and culture.
portrays forbidden love between a young British man and a local woman
producer Stewart Mackinnon NERFINISHED
Trudie Styler NERFINISHED
productionCompany Fragile Films NERFINISHED
releaseFormat theatrical film
releaseYear 2003
runtimeMinutes 109
settingLocation colonial India
settingPeriod 1930s
starring Bob Hoskins NERFINISHED
Brenda Blethyn NERFINISHED
Christopher Ling NERFINISHED
Emily Mortimer NERFINISHED
Hugh Dancy NERFINISHED
Jessica Alba NERFINISHED
Noah Taylor NERFINISHED
title The Sleeping Dictionary NERFINISHED
writer Guy Jenkin NERFINISHED

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Terry Rawlings edited The Sleeping Dictionary