Riceboy Sleeps

Riceboy Sleeps

Riceboy Sleeps

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Riceboy Sleeps

2023

1h 57m

7.1(54 votes)

Drama

Overview

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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38 members

Acting

최승윤

So-Young

최승윤

Acting

Ethan Hwang

Dong-Hyun

Ethan Hwang

Acting

Dohyun Noel Hwang

Child Dong-Hyun

Dohyun Noel Hwang

Acting

Anthony Shim

Simon

Anthony Shim

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Hunter Dillon

Harry

Hunter Dillon

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Jerina Son

Mi-Sun

Jerina Son

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강인성

Won-Shik / In-Shik

강인성

Acting

최종률

Grandpa

최종률

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이용녀

Grandma

이용녀

Acting

Kendra Anderson

Miss Jane

Kendra Anderson

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Elizabeth Wainwright Molinares

Child Ashley

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Sawyer Proulx

Stewart

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Sawyer Fraser

Jimmy

Sawyer Fraser

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Sara Halliburton

Nicole

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Pavlina Kaye Hladik

Sarah

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Leslie Parmar

Sundeep

Leslie Parmar

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Gabriela Reynoso

Rosa

Gabriela Reynoso

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Bryce Hodgson

Larry

Bryce Hodgson

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Roman Podhora

Manning

Roman Podhora

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Juan Riedinger

Doyle

Juan Riedinger

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Sean Poague

Mr. Davis

Sean Poague

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Eric Keenleyside

Principal Lafferty

Eric Keenleyside

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Naomi Simpson

Mrs. Galloway

Naomi Simpson

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Nancy Kerr

Mrs. Robertson

Nancy Kerr

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Vanessa Przada

Ashley

Vanessa Przada

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Ryann Sheridan

Steph

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Lucy Layton

Lindsay

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Aiden Finn

Eggers

Aiden Finn

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Tristan Ranger

Jackson

Tristan Ranger

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Ryan Robbins

Mr. Murray

Ryan Robbins

Acting

Brianna Kim

Hyun-Sun

Brianna Kim

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Joshua Morettin

Pete

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Cassandra Sawtell

Shayla

Cassandra Sawtell

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Emily Lê

Linh

Emily Lê

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Wanda Ayala

Sofia

Wanda Ayala

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Jessica Garcie

Nurse Gomez

Jessica Garcie

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John Cassini

Dr. Rydell

John Cassini

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Lag Jun-park

Barber

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