In 1936, the expatriated young and naive just-graduated British John Truscott (Hugh Dancy) arrives to the Sarawak, a British colony, to work in the Iban society. The beautiful Selima (Jessica Alba) is assigned to be his "sleeping dictionary", to live and sleep with him and teach him the language and habits of the locals. The reluctant John and Selima fall in love for each other in a forbidden romance.
Review:
"It's a beautiful, quiet and well acted little film. - Currentfilm.com
"Romantic-melodrama" - Dennis Schwartz
Awards & Nominations:
DVDX Award 2003
Won - Best Actress in a DVD Premiere Movie - Jessica Alba
Won - Best Supporting Actor in a DVD Premiere Movie - Bob Hoskins
Won - Best Supporting Actress in a DVD Premiere Movie - Brenda Blethyn
Won - Best Cinematography in a DVD Premiere Movie - Martin Fuhrer
Nominated - Best Director of a DVD Premiere Movie - Guy Jenkin
Nominated - Best Editing of a DVD Premiere Movie - Lesley Walker
Nominated - Best Live Action DVD Premiere Movie - Denise O'Donoghue, Jimmy Mulville, Simon Bosanquet
Nominated - Best Original Score in a DVD Premiere Movie - Simon Boswell
Nominated - Best Screenplay for a DVD Premiere Movie - Guy Jenkin
Nominated - Best Supporting Actress in a DVD Premiere Movie - Emily Mortimer
Unique Features:
- Directed by Guy Jenkin - Winner of Emmy Award, another 5 wins & 7 nominations.
- Starring Jessica Alba (Into the Blue, Fantastic Four, Sin City, Paranoid) Nominated Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress. Another 7 wins & 21 nominations
- Starring Brenda Blethyn (Beyond the Sea, Secrets & Lies, A River Runs Through It) Nominated for 2 Oscars Supporting Role & Leading Role. Another 12 wins & 19 nominations.
- Starring Bob Hoskins (Hollywoodland, Beyond the Sea, Maid in Manhattan) Nominated for Oscar Best Actor in a Leading Role for: Mona Lisa. Another 20 wins & 10 nominations.
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