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Movie poster: Riceboy Sleeps (2023)
🎬 Movie

Riceboy Sleeps

2023 · 117 min Drama
7.1 / 10 · TMDB

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.

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📋 Film Details

Year 2023
Country Canada
Genre Drama
Director Anthony Shim
Runtime 117 min.
Rating TMDB: 7.1/10 (54 votes)

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

Quiet, contemplative cinema — the kind where silence says more than dialogue. The director trusts the viewer and doesn't explain everything. That's rare.

The slow rhythm may tire those waiting for events. But for those willing to sink in, the film pulls hard. It's cinema for a second viewing.

Good for thoughtful solo viewing. Not for a group that wants background noise.

Director: Anthony Shim

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Best Watched

Best Watched: Late evening, silence, maybe a glass of wine. Watch alone or with someone comfortable with quiet.

🎭 Cast

Choi Seung-yoon

Choi Seung-yoon

So-Young

Ethan Hwang

Ethan Hwang

Dong-Hyun

Dohyun Noel Hwang

Dohyun Noel Hwang

Child Dong-Hyun

Anthony Shim

Anthony Shim

Simon

Hunter Dillon

Hunter Dillon

Harry

Jerina Son

Jerina Son

Mi-Sun

Kang In-sung

Kang In-sung

Won-Shik / In-Shik

Choi Jong-ryul

Choi Jong-ryul

Grandpa

Lee Yong-nyeo

Lee Yong-nyeo

Grandma

Kendra Anderson

Kendra Anderson

Miss Jane

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