

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.

Choi Seung-yoon
So-Young
Lead
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
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Anthony Shim's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
“Every frame feels alive. Riceboy Sleeps is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”