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.
The Sleeping Dictionary has generally received positive reviews.
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The Sleeping Dictionary was released in 2003 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 137 reviews, giving The Sleeping Dictionary (2003) an average rating of 65%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 76%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 65%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with The Sleeping Dictionary than critics were.
With a score of 65%, The Sleeping Dictionary is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2003, which stands at 60%.
Other movies from 2003 with similar scores include films like Something's Gotta Give, The Life of David Gale and Out of Time.
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