This is a predictably stilted story about a noble savage who enlightens uptight colonialists. John Truscott (Dancy) is assigned to Sarawak circa 1936. Upon arrival, his superior Henry Bullard (Hoskins) has arranged for the young man to have a “sleeping dictionary” – a native consort employed to use pillow talk as an opportunity to learn the local language. Selima (Alba) is a willing teacher. Truscott has to navigate local British and native society delicately, ultimately having to adjust his values and emotions to fit circumstances and prejudices.
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