![]() Though the festival opener is the only film on this list not available online and without a confirmed release date, Shim said a wider release could come soon - while remarking on the positive reception it has already enjoyed. It features Canadian actors Ethan Hwang, 17, and Dohyun Noel Hwang, 8, and a show-stopping performance by first-time actor Choi Seung-yoon, a South Korean ballet dancer. ![]() ![]() Inspired by Canadian writer, director and star Anthony Shim's own life, it follows a young boy and his mother in the years after they emigrate from South Korea to Canada, and their eventual (brief) return. Riceboy Sleeps has already swept up a number of awards - pulling in the Best Canadian Film Award at the Vancouver International Film Festival, the Platform Prize at the Toronto International Film Festival and a prestigious $25,000 award at the Windsor International Film Festival.
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