Jessica Alba, Brenda Blethyn, Hugh Dancy
An eager young Englishman is dispatched to Sarawak to become part of the British colonial government, encounters some unorthodox local traditions, and finds himself faced with tough decisions of the h...( read more
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DVD Release Date: February 18, 2003
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January 10, 2008This I never saw advertised in the cinema, but I watched it because of Jessica Albas recent fame. I would have expected it would have been a more popular film, its good, its fun, adult family film for the parents perhaps. Its a Romance.
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September 13, 2007First off, I give you the good news: Jessica Alba has nude scenes in this film. Rejoice perverts.
The bad news: It was a body double. =(
Anyway, the movie didn't sound too appealing to begin with but nothing else was on. I'm glad I had the chance to see this. I'm unsure as to...( read more) -
June 6, 2007Hey! I ran across this on FLIX last night. I, uh, I'm sorry to say that I really, ah, have nothing to offer, critically speaking, about this movie. I was, ah, concentrating too hard on, um, something while, uh, . . . . Okay, I was too busy watching Jessica Alba to think about...( read more)
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October 3, 2009
The Sleeping Dictionary was a lovely romance with emotional character interpretations.Jessica Alba was perfect in this role and she ...( read more) -
November 6, 2007A remarkable movie! Hugh Dancy (looking younger in this film) is fantastic, as well as Jessica Alba.
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September 17, 2009The movie was very beautiful. Absolutely not recommended for the family seeing as it has it's fair share of love scenes and crude language. The movie was like a Sarawak version of Romeo and Juliet. Beauty and the Beast. A Sarawak native and a white man LOL It was about their stru...( read more)
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August 24, 2009Truly spellbinding a wonderful romantic movie. Jessica alba was perfect for the role as was hugh dancy
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May 23, 2009i loved this movie.... its the best romance movie that jessica alba acted in
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May 1, 2009feel good movie that tackles about the era of british occupation in some asian country around 1900's.
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