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The Sleeping Dictionary
Summary: A young Englishman is sent to Malaysian Borneo in the 1930s to stay with a tribe as UK's colonial representative. A local woman (J.Alba) helps him understand local tradition and language. He falls in love with her etc. despite the...
Runtime: 1 h 49 min
MPAA: R
Production: Fine Line Features, Hat Trick Productions, Katira Productions GmbH & Co. KG, New Line Productions
Distributor: Fine Line Features
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 12,000,000
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