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RICEBOY SLEEPS
Canada 2022 - DCP - 117 minutes, in English and in Korean with English subtitles
Director, Screenplay: Anthony Shim
Producers: Bryan Demore, Anthony Shim
Cast: Choi Seung-yoon, Ethan Hwang, Dohyun Noel Hwang, Anthony Shim, Hunter Dillon, Jerina Son
Print Courtesy: Sphere Films
After a mysterious family tragedy, So-Young, a Korean single mother, moves her young son, Dong-Hyun, to Canada with the hope of giving him a better life. As the years pass, we witness the toll racism, illness, cultural assimilation, and familial resentment take on their relationship and Dong-Hyun’s tumultuous coming of age. In only his second feature film, director Anthony Shim—partially inspired by his own childhood—crafts an incredibly impactful, visually expansive, and emotionally resonant portrait of a mother and son living parallel lives in a strange and confounding new world. It’s a sweeping and ambitious cinematic vision, one that feels consistently grounded by heartbreaking and thoughtful performances, palpable intimacy, and searing tenderness. Winner of the Toronto International Film Festival’s coveted Platform Prize in 2022, Riceboy Sleeps solidifies Shim’s promise as an emerging director to watch. –SR Sponsored by Mid-Maine Global Forum
Eastern U.S. Premiere
Monday, July 10 4PM | WOH
Wednesday, July 12 6:20PM | MFC 3
