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Riceboy Sleeps
Directed by
Anthony Shim
Not Rated
2022
1h 57m
Drama
,
Family
,
and more
7.6
94%
88%
7.1
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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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Cast of Riceboy Sleeps
Choi Seung-yoon
So-Young
Ethan Hwang
Dong-Hyun
Dohyun Noel Hwang
Child Dong-Hyun
Anthony Shim
Simon / Director / Writer / Producer / Editor
Hunter Dillon
Harry
Jerina Son
Mi-Sun
Kang In-sung
Won-Shik / In-Shik
Choi Jong-ryul
Grandpa
Lee Yong-nyeo
Grandma
Kendra Anderson
Miss Jane
Elizabeth Wainwright Molinares
Child Ashley
Sawyer Proulx
Stewart
Sawyer Fraser
Jimmy
Sara Halliburton
Nicole
Pavlina Kaye Hladik
Sarah
Leslie Parmar
Sundeep
Gabriela Reynoso
Rosa
Bryce Hodgson
Larry
Roman Podhora
Manning
Juan Riedinger
Doyle
Riceboy Sleeps Ratings & Reviews
Women Write About Comics
Louis Skye (Ronita Roy Mohan)
I was so looking forward to Riceboy Sleeps and while it does validate the Canadian immigrant experience in opening section, the latter part of the film becomes overstuffed.
The Asian Cut
Rachel Ho
Leaves a lasting impression on its audience.
Geek Vibes Nation
Codie Allen
Riceboy Sleeps is a stunning film that captures the complexity and beauty of family and the importance of knowing where we come from.
The Asian Cut
Rose Ho
The film is anchored by the quiet yet powerful performance by Choi as the model-minority-myth-busting So-young.
Loud and Clear Reviews
Tom Spoors
Anthony Shim's Riceboy Sleeps is one of the most beautiful films of the year and is sure to have you sobbing from the opening minutes.
Cinema Elite
Ankit Ojha
Shot in static, long takes, "Riceboy Sleeps" throws an existentialist spanner on what people with unchecked privileges mean when they crave the "good old days" instead of those without.
Tilt Magazine
Prabhjot Bains
Despite its melodramatic missteps, which veer too far away from its exploration of the immigrant perspective, Riceboy Sleep's power as a poignant, wholly personal experience cannot be denied.
Beyond the Cinerama Dome
Tina Kakadelis
Home is a transient, liminal, and ever-changing place. Riceboy Sleeps is Shim's way of creating an eternal version of the life he had with his mother.
48 Hills
Dennis Harvey
While at the start Riceboy Sleeps' low-key progress is admirable but familiar, its long final stretch takes the film into a powerful realm of healing poignancy.
Variety
Jessica Kiang
A familiar immigrant song sung in such an elegant, sincere voice that it feels like a whole new arrangement.
New York Times
Brandon Yu
An imperfect but ultimately moving drama...
Spectrum Culture
Miyako Pleines
A single mother and her young son leave Korea to move to Canada in the hopes of a better life. But when a particularly difficult hardship befalls their small family, the two embark on a journey back to Korea to rediscover all that they left behind.
What She Said
Anne Brodie
The extraordinary Riceboy Sleeps is a revelation that reverberates days after seeing it. Its power is in its subtlety and spare style, we aren't so much watching mother and son as living inside them, a phenomenal achievement for filmmaker Anthony Shim.
Eye for Film
Jennie Kermode
An accomplished piece of work.
Asian Movie Pulse
Panos Kotzathanasis
"Riceboy Sleeps" is an impressive debut, a story that is both meaningful and entertaining, and a a rather well-shot movie that is bound to find admirers throughout the cinematic spectrum.
Film Freak Central
Walter Chaw
It looks nice, and Choi, a trained dancer making her feature debut, is always interesting to watch, but it's merely a tearjerker in all the positive and pejorative implications of the term.
Screen Zealots
Louisa Moore
This tender and tragic film gracefully expresses not only the sense of being an outsider, but tells the story in a way that all audiences can understand, making it easier for viewers to relate to the immigrant experience in a mostly white country.
The Film Stage
Jared Mobarak
Assimilation becomes [Dong-Hyun's] only respite. What's great about the film, however, is that it doesn't portray this reality with judgment. It's merely a fact.
That Shelf
Barbara Goslawski
A deep-rooted longing at the core of Riceboy Sleeps makes it unforgettable. It is one of those achingly beautiful films that will stay with you long after it's over.
In Review Online
Daniel Gorman
Not everything here works ... There's some heavy-handed contrivances on display ... Still, the entire cast is remarkable, papering over the occasional rough spot.
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