Blue Heron

"De Canadese filmmaker Sophy Romvari debuts with a unique feature film: in Blue Heron a traumatic past and a restless present flow into one another, the boundary between fact and fiction is erased, and pain and family love cannot do without each other." ★★★★ - in De Morgen Met In 'Blue heron' the Hungarian-Canadian director Sophy Romvari (30) makes an impressive debut, partly based on her own family history. Her alter ego in the story, the filmmaker Sasha, returns to the place where she grew up. Using photographs and home videos, she tries to find out what went wrong with her older brother. The result is as disruptive as it is touching. - source VRT.nws "The understated film 'Blue heron' travels through time to show that the past cannot be changed" ★★★★ - in De Standaard "Small film, big feeling: 'Blue heron' is the touching film you must not miss" - on VRT.nws "gripping and unforgettable" ★★★★ - in De Volkskrant