Blue Heron

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In the late 1990s, eight-year-old Sasha and her Hungarian immigrant family relocate to a new home on Vancouver Island. Their fresh start is interrupted by increasingly dangerous behavior from Jeremy, the family's oldest child.

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A masterfully-assembled memory piece that goes a long way towards articulating life-altering grief, Blue Heron is deeply affecting and announces writer-director Sophy Romvari as an artist to watch.

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Barry Hertz

Globe and Mail

2d

Ultimately, Blue Heron is an epic exploring the power and fissures of memory. But there is no chance that audiences will ever forget what Romvari has accomplished here.

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Richard Lawson

The Hollywood Reporter

4d

The steadily accumulated emotional weight of the film dissipates rather quickly as it reaches its abrupt ending. Still, Blue Heron is an affecting, promising debut feature.

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Alison Willmore

New York Magazine/Vulture

5d

Blue Heron becomes something truly masterful.

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Laura Clifford

Reeling Reviews

11h

B+

Writer/director Sophy Romvari's feature debut is based on her own experience and she's created a uniquely effective device to construct her film...a wistful reflection on a painful family event.

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Andrew Parker

The Gate

11h

10/10

A devastating, and poignant drama that’s bursting with equal parts sadness and gratitude, Blue Heron is nothing short of a masterpiece.

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Murjani Rawls

Substream Magazine

1d

The precious and sobering conclusion in Romvari’s debut is that, even with all our tools of preservation, answers still elude us like passing scents in a cool breeze. Yet, we can still appreciate the moments for what they are.

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Remy

2d

Overrated critics movie but not the worst.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Apr 17

The worldwide gross is $17,703.00.

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Synopsis

In the late 1990s, eight-year-old Sasha and her Hungarian immigrant family relocate to a new home on Vancouver Island. Their fresh start is interrupted by increasingly dangerous behavior from Jeremy, the family's oldest child.

Director: Sophy Romvari
Producer: Ryan Bobkin, Sara Wylie, Sophy Romvari, Gábor Osváth
Screenwriter: Sophy Romvari, Sophy Romvari
Distributor: Janus Films
Production Co: Nine Behind Productions
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 17, 2026, Limited
Runtime: 1h 30m