Riceboy Sleeps
Sunday, November 19th at 8:00pm
117 mins | 2022 | Canada
Dir: Anthony Shim
Language: English, Korean
Riceboy Sleeps
Raising her young son Dong-Hyun in Vancouver’s suburbs in the 90s, So-young, a South Korean immigrant and single mom, desperately wants to instill a sense of pride in the boy. In turn, he only wants to be considered “Canadian” in hopes of avoiding bullying at school. As Dong-Hyun grows older, his frustrations over knowing nothing about his father are only exasperated when So-young introduces a surrogate patriarch into his life. A cruel twist of fate sends the pair back to South Korea, where all will be revealed about the family’s history.
Screening With:
For Roy
Canadian Short Showcase
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