Budget
$12,000,000 (estimated)
Gross worldwide
$57,524
Budget
$12,000,000 (estimated)
Gross worldwide
$57,524
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By Keven 2022-04-19 09:02:45
A young British government official, John, came to the British colony with the ideal of spreading modernity and civilization, a primitive tribe called Yibang. It is a traditional custom of the tribe that a smart and beautiful girl (Jessica Alba) volunteers to be his "dictionary lover" (the sleeping dictionary). Through the day and night of the two, the girl can learn English and spread English among the tribe, and John can also learn the tribe language, which is convenient for him to carry out...
By Sarai 2022-04-19 09:02:45
If you want to see beautiful women
To be honest, this film is still lacking in new ideas on the whole.
The love is not portrayed enough, the details are not sufficient, the performance of the characters lacks strength, and suddenly The psychological transition of the characters makes people a little uncomfortable. For...
By Brionna 2022-04-19 09:02:45
Both France and England have strong colonial plots. While the story is good and the love moving, there always seems to be a sense of wishful thinking, and the colonists are always designed as sympathetic savior characters, or as victims who struggle between emotion and responsibility. Just like "Tiger Brother Tiger Brother", the moving plot and the protagonist's love for colonization completely cover up the despicable behavior of colonization.
But aside from all this, who can not be...
By Aida 2022-04-19 09:02:45
The first movie I watched in August three years ago should be one I will remember.
I feel the helplessness of love, and I am also moved by the persistence of love, even though I don't quite believe it anymore.
The scene that moved me the most in the whole show wasn't the heartbreak of the hero and heroine when they separated, or the surprise when they reunited,
but when Henry gave Samilina a gun to defend herself and she said, "Is this my second present? "
Then he...
By Ora 2022-04-19 09:02:45
Well, I admit, without Jessica Alba, I would never watch such a love movie, maybe because the director made the compromise of the man in love too real, maybe because the director made the love too real... ...
In the world of love, all things are not as we imagined, such a beautiful development, a perfect beginning, a perfect result, and a process with a little twists and turns, and so many people's efforts to achieve two people I don't know why, from the beginning to the end, except...
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By Dillan 2023-09-23 06:00:34
Happy colonial life. I jumped to the ending halfway through, I couldn't stand it, the whole film was just Western...
By Guadalupe 2023-09-10 14:50:28
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By Amiya 2023-04-25 16:58:14
Jessica is such a stunner that I can't stop...but the storyline is too...
By Jovanny 2023-03-08 03:14:58
Colonial stories, no culture...
By Adrien 2023-03-01 19:45:04
Sister Ba is really...
Neville: Welcome back to hell.
[Shakes John's hand]
John Truscott: I want us to be happy.
Cecil: Then why aren't we?
Henry: [Giving Selima to John] She will be living with you.
John Truscott: As what?
Henry: She performs wifely duties.
John Truscott: What like sewing?
Henry: [pause and snicker] She performs wifely duties in the bedroom.
Selima: I sleep with you.