Blue Heron
Canada/Hungary 2025
Dir: Sophy Romvari
Cast: Eylul Guven, Iringó Réti, Adam Tompa, Edik Beddoes, Amy Zimmer
English, Hungarian / 90m
In cinemas 2026
Set on Vancouver Island in the late 1990s, Blue Heron follows eight‑year‑old Sasha and her Hungarian immigrant family as they attempt to build a new life, only to be destabilised by the increasingly dangerous behaviour of her older brother, Jeremy. Drawing on her own memories, filmmaker Sophy Romvari shapes a deeply personal portrait of childhood, family fractures, and the fragility of recollection.
Winner: Locarno Film Festival 2025 Swatch First Feature Award
Winner: Toronto International Film Festival 2025 Best Canadian Discovery
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“A powerful, masterful debut film”
— Observer
“It’s a major film, one of the best of 2025, and an announcement of the deep talent of its writer/director.”
— RogerEbert.com
“This is imaginative, emotionally acute filmmaking”
— Variety