The Sleeping Dictionary (2003)
"He's an unexpected education."
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👍 67%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
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Cast
Junix Inocian as Famous
Mano Maniam as Policeman
K.K. Moggie as Tipong
Is The Sleeping Dictionary good?
It's divisive. 67% audience score, estimated from 198 TMDB ratings.
Overview
In the 1930s, British officer John Truscott journeys to a remote village in colonial Malaysia to educate and Westernize the local Iban population. There, he's introduced to the lovely Selima. In keeping with tradition, Selima is assigned to sleep with Truscott and teach him the native language and customs. But when they fall in love, both colonists and natives object to their plans to marry. Wikipedia ↗
