The screening for Riceboy Sleeps will be shown at Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema. This screening has now gone to rush.
Canada2022117 minutesEnglish, Korean with English subtitles Drama, Family
Set in the 1990s, South Korean immigrant and single mother So-young looks to make a fresh start in a West Coast Canadian suburb with her son Dong-hyun. Despite encountering the challenges of immigrant life at every step, they try their best to fit in at school and at work. As the angstful Dong-hyun grows up and grows apart from his mother, events propel them to deal with unspoken truths from the past.
A deeply personal second feature from writer-director-actor Anthony Shim, Riceboy Sleeps features dynamic performances from Seung-yoon Choi and Ethan Hwang as So-young and Dong-hyun, respectively. Their performances are enabled by precise but organic 16 mm compositions by Shim and cinematographer Christopher Lew. A commanding performance of Canadian film, Riceboy Sleeps is epic yet intimate, and ambitious yet simple in its truths that belonging is more important than fitting in.
- Aram Siu Wai Collier
Seung-yoon Choi
Ethan Hwang
Dohyun Noel Hwang
Anthony Shim
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Toronto International Film Festival, 2022
Busan International Film Festival, 2022
Anthony Shim is a Canadian actor and director, based in Vancouver. His films include Daughter (2019) and Riceboy Sleeps (2022).
9 Nov, 2022 7:00 pm
Hot Docs Ted Rogers CinemaThe screening for Riceboy Sleeps will be shown at Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema. This screening has now gone to rush.
Rated PG
Content warning: Racist language/situations, sexist language/situations, drug use, mental illness
This film is presented with open captions.
Following the screening we will have a special Q&A with director Anthony Shim and actors Seung Yoon Choi and Ethan Hwang.
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