Is The Sleeping Dictionary right for your family?
Movie 2003 109 min
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.
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The description of a British officer being taught native customs by a local woman, with whom he falls in love, suggests sexual and educational content.
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