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Riceboy Sleeps (film)
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'Riceboy Sleeps' is a Canadian drama film, directed by Anthony Shim and released in 2022.Andreas Wiseman, [https://deadline.com/2021/08/umbrella-academy-ethan-hwang-riceboy-sleeps-movie-start-1234819736/ "Riceboy Sleeps: Canadian-Korean Indie Film Underway With The Umbrella Academy Alum Ethan Hwang Among Cast"]. 'Deadline Hollywood', August 23, 2021. Based in part on Shim's own childhood, the film centres on So-Young (Choi Seung Yoon), a Korean immigrant single mother raising her teenage son Dong-Hyun (Ethan Hwang) after moving to Canada to give him a better life.Kelly Townsend, [https://playbackonline.ca/2021/08/27/anthony-shims-sophomore-feature-to-film-in-b-c-south-korea/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=anthony-shims-sophomore-feature-to-film-in-b-c-south-korea "Anthony Shims sophomore feature to film in B.C., South Korea"]. 'Playback', August 27, 2021.
The film was shot in fall 2021, primarily in the Greater Vancouver Area with some location shooting in South Korea. Shim shot the film primarily in long takes, avoiding the practice of shooting camera coverage or editing the scenes.Etan Vlessing, [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/riceboy-sleeps-anthony-shim-single-camera-coverage-1235217498/ "TIFF: Riceboy Sleeps Director Talks Minimal, Single Camera Coverage: 'That Was The Scariest Thing'"]. 'The Hollywood Reporter', September 11, 2022.
The film premiered in the Platform Prize program at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 2022,Jeremy Kay, [https://www.screendaily.com/news/frances-oconnors-emily-to-open-tiff-platform-alongside-films-from-maimouna-doucoure-rima-das/5173158.article "Frances OConnors Emily to open TIFF Platform alongside films from Mamouna Doucour, Rima Das"]. 'Screen Daily', August 3, 2022. and was named the winner of the program's award on September 18.Christian Zilko, [https://www.indiewire.com/2022/09/tiff-2022-peoples-choice-award-winners-list-1234763848/ "The Fabelmans Wins TIFF 2022 Peoples Choice Award"]. 'IndieWire', September 18, 2022.
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