Set on Vancouver Island in the late 1990s, Blue Heron is a quietly powerful coming-of-age drama seen through the eyes of eight-year-old Sasha, whose Hungarian immigrant family is trying to find its footing in a new country. As tensions surface and her older brother Jeremy’s behaviour becomes increasingly unpredictable, the fragile sense of stability around her begins to unravel.

Drawing on her own memories, director Sophy Romvari crafts an intimate and evocative portrait of childhood shaped by displacement, family strain, and the unreliability of memory. Both tender and unsettling, Blue Heron explores how moments of fracture can leave lasting impressions, long after they have passed.

“The best film of the year to date” – RogerEbert.com
“Striking... contemporary cinematic works like this are only made possible when the stars align” – Little White Lies
“Outstanding... a bold and intimate stunner” – IndieWire
“Among the most inward – and among the most cannily, movingly strategic – of recent movies” – The New Yorker