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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Odie Henderson

Boston Globe

5d

4/4

This is a movie that gets under your skin and soaks its way into your soul without resorting to maudlin or melodramatic moments; it leaves its mark in under 90 minutes.

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Joey Shapiro

Chicago Reader

6d

While the first half plays out as a conventional family drama, there’s an abrupt midfilm shift into metafiction that is like almost nothing else I’ve seen in a movie.

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Ty Burr

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May 8

4/4

How exhilarating it is to come across a filmmaker whose eye is fresh, who views the familiar things of the world with a clarity and from angles that make them feel seen as if for the first time.

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Maxance Vincent

Film Speak

1d

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With Ian Tuason, Romvari has flown high among the pantheon of unique Canadian talents whose films not only act as daring aesthetic exercises, but are a pure expression of their individual, subjective selves.

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Rachel Wagner

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1d

It made me think about my own family and experiences. Moving

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Michael J. Casey

Metro Arts

2d

4.5/5

"Blue Heron" bears the mark of memoir, but without the self-centered fixation and oh, woe is me mindset.

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HAL 2026

7h

A movie that tells you at the beginning that it is an insufficient telling of a heartbreaking story but very impressive quality that builds trust with the viewer.

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Brian W

23h

The acting is extremely good. The movie tends to plod along slowly at times, though, and is on the dark side.

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ROBERT L

May 11

Very realistic portrayal of mental illness in a young person and how it affects an entire family. Brilliant directing, cinematography, acting,

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John D

May 10

I haven’t cried like I did at this movie in decades.

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Rose R

May 7

Nice premise, likable and relatable characters but a choppy, fragmented story line detracts from overall enjoyment of this film.

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Remy

Apr 24

Overrated critics movie but not the worst.

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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
Box Office (Gross USA): $131.2K
Runtime: 1h 30m