Riceboy Sleeps
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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Cast
38 people
Choi Seung-yoon
So-Young
Also in
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Family Portrait
Ethan Hwang
Dong-Hyun
Known for
The Umbrella Academy
Dear David
Dohyun Noel Hwang
Child Dong-Hyun
No other roles listed
Anthony Shim
Simon
Known for
Wu Assassins
Zoe
Hunter Dillon
Harry
Known for
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
The Exorcist
Jerina Son
Mi-Sun
Known for
Valiant One
Kang In-sung
Won-Shik / In-Shik
Also in
Seoul Vibe
King of Prison
Choi Jong-ryul
Grandpa
Known for
Memories of Murder
Thirst
Lee Yong-nyeo
Grandma
Known for
Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic Area
The Handmaiden
Kendra Anderson
Miss Jane
Known for
Horns
Hats Off to Christmas!
Elizabeth Wainwright Molinares
Child Ashley
No other roles listed
Sawyer Proulx
Stewart
Also in
Seagrass
Anthony Shim Director · Andrew Yong Hoon Lee Composer Christopher Lew Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $154K · United States release May 2, 2023 · Produced in Canada
Box office
Worldwide gross
$153,504
Production
Lonesome Heroes Productions
Production
A Lasting Dose Productions
Production
Kind Stranger Productions
Production
Canada
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Korean
Release dates
Canada · September 11, 2022
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festiva
Canada · March 17, 2023
Theatrical
United States · May 2, 2023
Digital
United States
November 11, 2022 · Premiere · San Diego Asian Film Festival
Australia
February 1, 2024 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
October 21, 2023 · Premiere · Hong Kong Asian Film Festival
Japan
April 3, 2026 · Theatrical
Netherlands
August 10, 2023 · Theatrical
New Zealand
February 1, 2024 · Theatrical
Puerto Rico
May 2, 2023 · Digital
South Korea
October 8, 2022 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
April 19, 2023 · Theatrical
Taiwan
June 26, 2023 · Premiere · Taipei Film Festival
July 21, 2023 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
March 6, 2023 · Premiere · Glasgow Film Festival
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