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RICEBOY SLEEPS

By Anthony SHIM

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Drama - Completed 2022

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.

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Toronto - TIFF 2022
Platform Platform Jury Award
Busan IFF 2022
Flash Forward Flash Forward Audience Award
Red Sea IFF 2022
Festival Favorites
Windsor International Film festival 2022
WIFF Prize in Canadian film
Denver Film festival 2022
San Diego Asian Film Festival 2022
Best narrative feature & Audience award
Marrakech International Film Festival 2022
International Film Festival of Kerala 2022
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    • Year of production
    • 2022
    • Genres
    • Drama, Second film
    • Countries
    • CANADA
    • Languages
    • ENGLISH-CANADA, KOREAN
    • Duration
    • 117 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Anthony SHIM
    • Writer(s)
    • Anthony SHIM
    • Producer(s)
    • Bryan DEMORE (A LASTING DOSE PRODUCTIONS), Rebecca STEELE (KIND STRANGER PRODUCTIONS), Anthony SHIM (Lonesome Heroes productions)
    • Synopsis
    • So-Young is a Korean single mother raising her adolescent son Dong-Hyun in the suburbs of Canada during the 90s. Determined to provide a better life for him than the one she left behind in her native country, she does her best to overcome the constant racial and cultural challenges that confront them. As Dong-Hyun gets older, he becomes increasingly curious about his Korean heritage and in particular, about his deceased father – a topic that So-Young refuses to address. Instead, she is set on continuing to build on her new life which now includes a relationship with a kind Korean-Canadian man who is eager to take on the role of Dong-Hyun’s surrogate father. This only exacerbates the tense relationship between her and Dong-Hyun. Then, sudden devastating news prompts the mother and son to return to South Korea for the first time since their initial departure with hopes of reconnecting to their roots and reconciling their tragic past.
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