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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 May 12
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. Go to Full Review
Joey Shapiro Chicago Reader May 11
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. Go to Full Review
Ty Burr Ty Burr's Watch List (Substack) 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. Go to Full Review
Lisa Laman The Spool 1d
Gaze upon the silences and empty spaces Sophy Romvari’s camera emphasizes. You’ll witness something unshakably aching. Go to Full Review
JD Duran InSession Film 3d
A
Sophy Romvari has talked quite a bit about the fallibility of memory, and I do love how the film is fragmented and uncertain. It's almost like she's treating memory as an archeological dig rather than a recollection of the truth. Go to Full Review
Kyle Amato Boston Hassle 4d
A+
I implore all readers to see it as soon as possible. Just understand there are no easy answers. Go to Full Review
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Francis B 5d oh man did they have to let it linger 😭 See more Meloney 6d Very interesting tale of the growth of an isolated teen who showed signs of a personality disorder and the stress it put on the family. A sympathetic tale… I found it very interesting. See more FJ May 22 Blue Heron felt incredibly intimate and real to me. A tender, heartbreaking look at grief that lets the quiet moments breathe instead of overexplaining every emotion. See more HAL 2026 May 18 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. See more Brian W May 17 The acting is extremely good. The movie tends to plod along slowly at times, though, and is on the dark side. See more 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, See more Read all reviews
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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