A film by Sophy Romvari
90minutes | Drama | Canada-Hungary 2025
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 behaviour from Jeremy, the family’s oldest child.
Blue Heron is the debut feature film of acclaimed filmmaker Sophy Romvari, a Canadian-Hungarian coproduction from Nine Behind Productions and BODDAH, executive produced by MEMORY, Simbelle Productions, TinyGiant and Ursa Major with funding from Telefilm Canada and the National Film Institute of Hungary.
Written & Directed by Sophy Romvari
FESTIVALS
Toronto International Film Festival, Locarno Film Festival, Forest City Film Festival, Festival du Nouveau Cinéma, Chicago International Film Festival, San Sebastián International Film Festival, Calgary International Film Festival, New Hampshire Film Festival
AWARDS
Best First Feature Award, 78th Locarno Film Festival 2025
Best Canadian Discovery Award, 50th Toronto International Film Festival 2025
WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY
Sophy Romvari
STARRING
Eylul Guven
Iringó Réti
Ádám Tompa
Edik Beddoes
Amy Zimmer
PRODUCERS
Ryan Bobkin
Sara Wylie
Sophy Romvari
Gábor Osvath
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
MEMORY
Simbelle Productions
Tiny Giant
Ursa Major
FUNDING PARTNERS
Telefilm Canada
National Film Institute Hungary
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Maya Bankovic
EDITOR
Kurt Walker
PRODUCTION DESIGN
Victoria Furuya
COSTUME DESIGN
Maria Katarina
