---
title: 'The Sleeping Dictionary (2003)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Guy Jenkin'
released: '2003-01-31'
runtime_minutes: 106
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-sleeping-dictionary-2003'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0242888/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Sleeping Dictionary (2003)

2003 · 106 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

The Sleeping Dictionary is a 2003 British-American romantic drama film written and directed by Guy Jenkin and starring Hugh Dancy, Jessica Alba, Brenda Blethyn, Emily Mortimer, and Bob Hoskins. The film is about a young Englishman who is sent to Sarawak, Malaysia, in the 1930s to become part of the British colonial government. There he encounters some unorthodox local traditions, and finds himself faced with tough decisions of the heart involving a beautiful young local woman who becomes the object of his affections. The Sleeping Dictionary was filmed on location in Sarawak.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Guy Jenkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/guy-jenkin)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Simon Boswell](https://cinepixo.com/people/simon-boswell)
- **Director of Photography:** [Lesley Walker](https://cinepixo.com/people/lesley-walker)
- **Editor:** [Lesley Walker](https://cinepixo.com/people/lesley-walker)

## Cast

- [Hugh Dancy](https://cinepixo.com/people/hugh-dancy)
- [Noah Taylor](https://cinepixo.com/people/noah-taylor)
- [Emily Mortimer](https://cinepixo.com/people/emily-mortimer)
- [Brenda Blethyn](https://cinepixo.com/people/brenda-blethyn)
- [Jessica Alba](https://cinepixo.com/people/jessica-alba)
- [Bob Hoskins](https://cinepixo.com/people/bob-hoskins)

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