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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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| alternateDescription | British romantic drama film set in 1930s colonial India and Borneo ⓘ |
| character |
John Truscott
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ⓘ
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
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Sarawak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
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romance film ⓘ romantic drama film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
colonialism
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cultural conflict ⓘ interracial romance ⓘ language and identity ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainProtagonist |
John Truscott
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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
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ⓘ
Trudie Styler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Fragile Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseFormat | theatrical film ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2003 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 109 ⓘ |
| settingLocation | colonial India ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 1930s ⓘ |
| starring |
Bob Hoskins
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ⓘ
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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