Riceboy Sleeps

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Harry L @Dirtyharry Jul 2 Realistic, very realistic. Emotional and educational. Exposing the culture of a country excellently. Never ignore racism you will confront if you decide to imigrate to USA, Canada, and other countries. There will be always racism sadly. Describes very honest human nature and life through small episodes. See more Steve C @RT19610513 Sep 30 Like all slice of life movies, this film also ends without resolution to their problems. Riceboy wakes up but we don't know what will become of him. See more julie b @RT59310387 09/23/2024 This is a beautiful (story, visuals, score, etc.) and heartbreaking film. Sobbed See more Wayne M @Wayne93 02/14/2024 Riceboy Sleeps is a deeply sympathetic and emotionally resonant film. It's compassionate, gentle and graceful. It's about place and the strong bonds of family. Director Anthony Shim has based this film on his own personal experiences of moving from Korea to Canada. In this superb film So-Young moves to Vancouver with her young son Dong-Hyun. Mother gets a factory job, whilst son goes to primary school. Both struggle to fit in and find friends. Dong-Hyun is even called 'riceboy' by cruel schoolmates. We then move forward about ten years. So-Young is still in the same job, but has made friends, whilst Dong-Hyun goes by David and has managed to find friends and adapt to Canadian life. But both still have periods of unsettledness and David wants to find out more about his father. This will eventually lead to an emotional journey back to Korea. Similar to Minari this fine film examines the difficulties of settling in a new country whilst also focusing on the powerful dynamics of family. It's smart and honest and also emotionally powerful. It features fine acting from relative unknowns and a great score that accentuates the drama. A small film but certainly a powerful one. See more Read all reviews

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