52 Films by Women Vol 9. 31. Blue Heron (Director: Sophy Romvari)
Pictured : Troubled teen Jeremy ( Edik Beddoes ) in a scene from writer-director Sophy Romvari 's Canadian film, ' Blue Heron ', in which a family struggles to better respond to Jeremy's mental health crisis. Still courtesy of Sophy Romvari / Locarno Film Festival Blue Heron is a Canadian film about responding to a family member with mental health needs exhibiting troubling anti-social behaviour. It asks: could prolonged study resulting a better understanding of the young person’s condition change their outcome? The answer, based on the case history presented by writer-director Sophy Romvari, is, ‘no, it couldn’t’. The family is presented with an appalling choice by social services that goes against every parenting instinct, that is, voluntary placement with a foster family. ‘You’re taking my child away from me!’ declares the mother (Iringó Réti). ‘How is this possible?’ The adolescent in question is Jeremy (Edik Beddoes), a tall James Spader-lookalike in a floppy y...