The Sleeping Dictionary

[2003, Movie]

The Sleeping Dictionary: Review

This tony love story with a Masterpiece Theater vibe fashion lays bare the sexual hypocrisy that underlies an English colony in 1936 Malaysia. British idealist John Truscott (Hugh Dancy) is looking forward to his three-year supervisory post in far-off Sarawak. The district governor, Henry Bullard (Bob Hoskins), and his wife, Aggie (Brenda Blethyn), introduce the newcomer to tribal lore and the Empire’s way of doing things. But the priggish John alienates the native plantatio... read more

The Sleeping Dictionary: Cast & Details

Year: 2003
Rated R

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Cast
Bob Hoskins: Henry Bullard
Brenda Blethyn: Aggie Bullard
Hugh Dancy: John Truscott
Jessica Alba: Selima
Emily Mortimer: Cecil Bullard
Noah Taylor: Neville Shipperly

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