Riceboy Sleeps

Name: Riceboy Sleeps
Genre: Drama
Released: 2023-03-17
Duration: 1 h 57 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Choi Seung-yoon, Ethan Hwang, Dohyun Noel Hwang, Anthony Shim, Hunter Dillon

2023·Movie·NR·117 min·★ 7.1(54)

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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.

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United States	Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Fandango at Home Free	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies
Canada	CBC Gem	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Australia	SBS On Demand	JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
Spain	Filmin	—

About Riceboy Sleeps

Riceboy Sleeps is a 2023 English-language drama film directed by Anthony Shim. The cast is led by Choi Seung-yoon, Ethan Hwang, Dohyun Noel Hwang. It has a runtime of 1h 57m. Viewers rate it 7.1/10 across 100 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Fandango at Home Free.

Riceboy Sleeps was produced by Lonesome Heroes Productions, A Lasting Dose Productions, and Kind Stranger Productions and made in Canada. It was released on March 17, 2023, and carries a NR certification.

Director: Anthony Shim
Writers: Anthony Shim
Release date: March 17, 2023
OTT release: May 2, 2023
Original language: English
Age rating: NR
Status: Released
Country: Canada
Production: Lonesome Heroes Productions, A Lasting Dose Productions, Kind Stranger Productions

#immigrant#coming of age#racism#1990s#mother son relationship#korean#korean canadian

Riceboy Sleeps cast & crew

Riceboy Sleeps was directed by Anthony Shim and written by Anthony Shim.

The cast features Choi Seung-yoon as So-Young, Ethan Hwang as Dong-Hyun, Dohyun Noel Hwang as Child Dong-Hyun, Anthony Shim as Simon, Hunter Dillon as Harry, and Jerina Son as Mi-Sun.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Andrew Yong Hoon Lee, cinematography is by Christopher Lew, and it was produced by Anthony Shim and Rebecca Steele.

Is Riceboy Sleeps worth watching?

Riceboy Sleeps holds an audience score of 7.1/10 from 54 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed drama films.

At 1h 57m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy drama, Riceboy Sleeps is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Riceboy Sleeps

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It first became available to stream digitally on May 2, 2023.

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