

Riceboy Sleeps
2023-03-17 · 117 min · ★ 7.2
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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- Directors
- Anthony Shim
- Production companies
- Lonesome Heroes Productions, A Lasting Dose Productions, Kind Stranger Productions
- Countries
- Canada
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Choi Seung-yoonSo-Young
Ethan HwangDong-Hyun
Dohyun Noel HwangChild Dong-Hyun
Anthony ShimSimon
Hunter DillonHarry
Jerina SonMi-Sun
Kang In-sungWon-Shik / In-Shik
Choi Jong-ryulGrandpa
Lee Yong-nyeoGrandma
Kendra AndersonMiss Jane
Sawyer FraserJimmy
Leslie ParmarSundeep
Gabriela ReynosoRosa
Bryce HodgsonLarry
Roman PodhoraManning
Juan RiedingerDoyleTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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