Blue Heron
A family of six settles into their new home on Vancouver Island as internal dynamics are slowly revealed through the eyes of the youngest child. (NR, 90 min.)
Showtimes
Friday, May 29, 2026
(TBD)
In the late 1990s, eight-year-old Sasha and her family relocate to a new home on Vancouver Island, but their fresh start is interrupted by increasingly dangerous behavior from the eldest son, Jeremy. At wit’s end, their parents are presented with a shattering choice. Award-winning director Sophy Romvari’s feature debut is a lyrical and profound testament to the things we carry with us, masterfully chronicling the haze of a languid summer and the hyaline clarity of the moments that defined it. [Janus]
Starring: Eylul Guven, Iringo Réti, Ádám Tompa, Edik Beddoes, Liam Serg, Preston Drabble, Amy Zimmer
Director: Sophy Romvari
Language: English and Hungarian with English subtitles
Genre: Family Drama
"A truly original work."
— Robert Kojder, Flickering Myth
"As a debut feature, it’s a stunner."
— Steve Erickson, Arts Fuse
"Blue Heron is nothing short of a masterpiece."
— Andrew Parker, The Gate
"This is such a beautiful film, and the less you know about it going in the better."
— Christy Lemire, FilmWeek
"An understated, engrossing, poetic and meditative portrait of a dysfunctional family."
— Avi Offer, NYC Movie Guru
"'Blue Heron' may be the most emotionally devastating film of the year -- and also perhaps the most comforting."
— Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire
"Romvari does an effective job of highlighting the fragility of our remembrances and how the actions from the past affect us to this day."
— Randy Myers, San Jose Mercury News
"With very little dialogue and no cookie-cutter story beats, this fraught family life is vividly, tenderly rendered by Romvari and her naturalistic cast."
— Kimberley Jones, Austin Chronicle
"Blue Heron is an absolutely breathtaking film that challenges everything that we think we know—about family, about ourselves, even about the magic of cinema."
— Dave Giannini, Geek Vibes Nation
"With tremendous accomplishment, writer-director Sophy Romvari's coming-of-age tale navigates intersections of truth & memory and grief & absolution."
— Nick Rogers, Midwest Film Journal
"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."
— Odie Henderson, Boston Globe
"It’s also a reminder of the power of filmmaking to turn the deeply personal into relatable art, and an announcement of a major talent, one who has made the best film of the year to date."
— Brian Tallerico, RogerEbert.com
"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."
— Ty Burr, Ty Burr's Watch List (Substack)
"Romvari uses memory as a storytelling device, not just a setting. What begins as a nostalgic portrait of childhood summers on Vancouver Island slowly transforms into something that feels lost in memory."
— Matthew Koss, The Wandering Screen
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