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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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