You are uncomfortable with narratives that soften historical sexual coercion in the name of "true love."
Rating: ★★½☆☆☆
John Truscott (Brendan Cowell) is a naive young British officer sent to a remote outpost in Sarawak. To learn the local Iban language and customs, he is assigned a "sleeping dictionary"—a local woman who serves as a translator, cultural guide, and sexual companion. His "dictionary" is Selima (Jessica Alba), a literate, strong-willed Iban woman who has been forced into this role by circumstance. Predictably, lessons in vocabulary turn into lessons in love. sleeping dictionary movie
You are uncomfortable with narratives that soften historical sexual coercion in the name of "true love."
Rating: ★★½☆☆☆
John Truscott (Brendan Cowell) is a naive young British officer sent to a remote outpost in Sarawak. To learn the local Iban language and customs, he is assigned a "sleeping dictionary"—a local woman who serves as a translator, cultural guide, and sexual companion. His "dictionary" is Selima (Jessica Alba), a literate, strong-willed Iban woman who has been forced into this role by circumstance. Predictably, lessons in vocabulary turn into lessons in love.