305 S. Campbell, Suite 101
Springfield, MO 65806
(417) 429-0800
info@moxiecinema.com
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.)
4:00 PM
4:00 PM
4:30 PM
4:30 PM
5:30 PM
8:00 PM
7:30 PM
7:30 PM
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
