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Released 3 years ago.
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Riceboy Sleeps
2023 1h 57m EN
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7.2
SOLID
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7.2TMDB Β· 58
Drama
Synopsis
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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.
βSome stories are better left unspoiled.β
Cast
Choi Seung-yoon
So-Young
Ethan Hwang
Dong-Hyun
Dohyun Noel Hwang
Child Dong-Hyun
Anthony Shim
Simon
Hunter Dillon
Harry
Jerina Son
Mi-Sun
Kang In-sung
Won-Shik / In-Shik
Choi Jong-ryul
Grandpa
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Anthony Shim
- Writers
- Anthony Shim
- Languages
- English, Korean
- Countries
- Canada
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Fun facts πΏ
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Korean.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Anthony Shim, shot by Christopher Lew. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Andrew Yong Hoon Lee. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Anthony Shim shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Choi Seung-yoon and Ethan Hwang and Dohyun Noel Hwang carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt13456340 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 58 TMDB ratings β you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Anthony Shim directs. Christopher Lew behind the camera. Andrew Yong Hoon Lee scores. Anthony Shim cuts. Produced in Canada. Dialogue in English, Korean.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 3 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Korean.
- 3Directed by Anthony Shim, shot by Christopher Lew. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Andrew Yong Hoon Lee. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Anthony Shim shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Choi Seung-yoon and Ethan Hwang and Dohyun Noel Hwang carry the top of the cast.
- 7IMDB entry: tt13456340 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Only 58 TMDB ratings β you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Christopher Lew
- Original score
- Andrew Yong Hoon Lee
- Editing
- Anthony Shim
- Production design
- Louisa Birkin
- Costume design
- Lovisa Drever
- VFX supervisor
- Eric Gambini
- Sound
- Matt Drake
- Stunt coordinator
- Joel McGowan
- Runtime
- 117 min Β· 1h 57m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- NR
Also by
Anthony Shim
Stills Β· wallpapers
Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Community reviews
What people are saying
- badelfβ 8/10
A rather creative, heart-warming coming-of-age film.
Production companies
Who made it
- LO
Lonesome Heroes Productions
CA
- A
A Lasting Dose Productions
CA
- KI
Kind Stranger Productions
CA
Key crew
- EditorAnthony Shim
- ProducerAnthony Shim
- ProducerRebecca Steele
- ProducerBryan Demore
- Executive ProducerGiuliana Bertuzzi
- Executive ProducerCharlie Kerr
- Executive ProducerMatt Kerr
- Production DesignLouisa Birkin
- Art DirectionTiana P. Gordon
- Set DecorationBrendan Taylor
- Costume DesignLovisa Drever
- Supervising Sound EditorMatt Drake
- Sound Re-Recording MixerMatt Drake
- Sound DesignerMatt Drake
- Visual Effects SupervisorEric Gambini
- Visual Effects ProducerGillian Pearson
- Casting DirectorSu Kim
- Foley ArtistBiko Gogaladze
- Second Assistant DirectorJillian Budac
- First Assistant DirectorDaniel Redenbach
- Second Assistant DirectorTrevor Zurkan
- Third Assistant DirectorPatrick Mackeigan
- Third Assistant DirectorTyphnee Ogunyele
- Third Assistant DirectorTanya Steinauer
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- immigrant
- coming of age
- racism
- 1990s
- mother son relationship
- korean
- korean canadian
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Premiere2022-11-11Β· San Diego Asian Film Festival
- Digital2023-05-02NR
Also known as
International titles
- ι£―ζ²η·ε©δΉδΉη‘TW
- Riceboy SleepsUS
- El que no soyMX
- El que no soyES
