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Riceboy Sleeps (2023) · Cineora

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AN ANTHONY SHIM FILM

Riceboy Sleeps

20231h 57mNRMovie

Drama

IMDb7.6/ 10 · 2.5K votes

THE STORY

In the 1990s, an immigrant single mother raises her teenage son in the Canadian suburbs, determined to provide a better life for him than the one she left behind in South Korea.

Melancholic
Bittersweet
Heartwarming
Family
Growing up
Immigration

Pace: Slow burn
Intensity: Mild
Complexity: Some focus

Good for watching alone, a rainy day and talking about after.

DirectorAnthony Shim

FormatFeature film

TMDB7.2 / 10

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The people behind the story

Top cast

Choi Seung-yoonSo-Young

Ethan HwangDong-Hyun

Dohyun Noel HwangChild Dong-Hyun

Anthony ShimSimon

Hunter DillonHarry

Jerina SonMi-Sun

Kang In-sungWon-Shik / In-Shik

Choi Jong-ryulGrandpa

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