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Riceboy Sleeps

Directed by Anthony Shim
Canada
2022
117 mins

Set in the 90s, a Korean single mother raises her young son in the suburbs of Canada, determined to provide a better life for him than the one she left behind. However, their relationship becomes fractured over time as they struggle with various racial and cultural challenges.

  • Year
    2022
  • Country
    Canada
  • Language
    Korean
  • Director
    Anthony Shim
  • Cast
    Seung-Yoon Choi, Anthony Shim, Ethan Hwang, Dohyun Noel Hwang
  • Writer
    Anthony Shim
  • Cinematographer
    Christopher Lew
  • Editor
    Anthony Shim
  • Genre
    Drama
  • Theme
    Korean, Canada, Drama

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