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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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Alison Willmore New York Magazine/Vulture 36m
Blue Heron becomes something truly masterful. Go to Full Review Zachary Barnes Wall Street Journal 3d
The movie, with a deep well of grief and a reach beyond its grasp, is ultimately one of more modest achievements. Go to Full Review Alissa Wilkinson New York Times 3d
Beddoes’s performance as the troubled teen may be the best in the film. Go to Full Review Leonardo Goi The Film Stage 4h
Romvari’s script doesn’t reveal––it intimates, and her film is all the more harrowing for the way it holds its secrets close to the chest. Go to Full Review Todd Jorgenson Cinemalogue 2d
Emphasizing mood over plot, the film is quietly unassuming yet cumulatively powerful without providing an easy path to catharsis. Go to Full Review Marya E. Gates Cool People Have Feelings, Too. (Substack) 3d
A meditation on family, time, trauma, and memory, this film is simply the best narrative feature of the year so far by a wide margin. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Sophy Romvari

Director

Iringó Réti

Mother

Amy Zimmer

Sasha

Eylul Guven

Actor

Iringó Réti

Actor

Adam Tompa

Actor

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Movie Info

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