ASA The Sleeping Dictionary (2003) a film directed by Guy Jenkin with Hugh Dancy, Jessica Alba, Bob Hoskins, Brenda Blethyn, Emily Mortimer

The Sleeping Dictionary (2003) Synopsis / Plot Year 1936, in the english colony Malaysia. 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 heart involving the beautiful young Selima, the unwitting object of his affections.