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Riceboy Sleeps
Riceboy Sleeps

Riceboy Sleeps

Genres

Drama

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

117 mins

Rating

7.2/10

Release Date

17 March 2023

Country

Canada

Cast

Choi Seung-yoon

Choi Seung-yoon

So-young

Ethan Hwang

Ethan Hwang

Dong-hyun

Dohyun Noel Hwang

Dohyun Noel Hwang

Child Dong-hyun

Anthony Shim

Anthony Shim

Simon

Hunter Dillon

Hunter Dillon

Harry

Jerina Son

Jerina Son

Mi-sun

Kang In-sung

Kang In-sung

Won-shik / In-shik

Choi Jong-ryul

Choi Jong-ryul

Grandpa

Lee Yong-nyeo

Lee Yong-nyeo

Grandma

Vanessa Przada

Vanessa Przada

Ashley

Tristan Ranger

Tristan Ranger

Jackson

Aiden Finn

Aiden Finn

Eggers

Kendra Anderson

Kendra Anderson

Miss Jane

Ryan Robbins

Ryan Robbins

Mr. Murray

Eric Keenleyside

Eric Keenleyside

Principal Lafferty

John Cassini

John Cassini

Dr. Rydell

Sean Poague

Sean Poague

Mr. Davis

Bryce Hodgson

Bryce Hodgson

Larry

Joshua Morettin

Joshua Morettin

Pete

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