A movie inspired by Simon Fraser University English professor David Chariandy’s second novel won the most screen awards of any film.
「妈，我想要吃跟别的孩⼦⼀样的午餐。」 就这么⼀个看似简单的要求，尽管得到了⺟亲的⾸肯，但从银幕上这位⺟亲的表情可以看出她内 ⼼有多难过。我亦随即回想起在⾃⼰八岁的时候，曾经向⺟亲作出同样的要求。我不禁好奇，⺟ 亲她当时是否与获奖家庭剧情片《Riceboy Sleeps》的主⾓So-young⼀样的表情。
「媽，我想要吃跟別的孩⼦⼀樣的午餐。」 就這麼⼀個看似簡單的要求，盡管得到了⺟親的⾸肯，但從銀幕上這位⺟親的表情可以看出她內 ⼼有多難過。我亦隨即回想起在⾃⼰八歲的時候，曾經向⺟親作出同樣的要求。我不禁好奇，⺟ 親她當時是否與獲獎家庭劇情片《Riceboy Sleeps》的主⾓So-young⼀樣的表情。
What seems like a simple request feels devastating as if unfolds on the screen, watching the mother’s face fall even as she agrees.
어찌 보면 단순해 보이는 이 대사가 스크린 속에서 펼쳐지며 깊은 감정의 여운을 남깁니다. 동현의 어머니 소영의 알겠다는 흔쾌한 대답이 얼굴에 드리운 슬픔과 대조됩니다. 이 장면에서 저는 제 유년시절을 떠올렸습니다. 저도 8살 때 같은 요청을 어머니에게 한 적이 있었는데, 그때 어머니의 표정도 영화 속 소영과 비슷했을지 문득 궁금해집니다.
Shim describes his acclaimed film, which was mostly shot in the Vancouver area, as a story of a mother and son searching for a home.
温哥华导演兼编剧Anthony Shim（심명보）作品《Riceboy Sleeps》初段的一幕令人印象深刻。一名蓝领工厂工人拍打了韩裔单亲母亲So-Young（由Choi Seung-yoon ［최승윤］饰演）的臀部后，她立刻与身形远较她魁梧的男子对质。
溫哥華導演兼編劇Anthony Shim（심명보）作品《Riceboy Sleeps》初段的一幕令人印象深刻。一名藍領工廠工人拍打了韓裔單親母親So-Young（由Choi Seung-yoon ［최승윤］飾演）的臀部後，她立刻與身形遠較她魁梧的男子對質。
Dohyun Noel Hwang (above) is one of two actors who plays Dong-Hyun, one of the main characters in Anthony Shim’s Riceboy Sleeps.
Anthony Shim, the writer-director of the poignant B.C. film about a Korean single mom raising her son, received three of those nominations.
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