‘Nina Roza’ Review: An Eerily Doubled, Intricately Mirrored and Deeply Moving Reflection on Immigrant Identity

The immigrant experience is most often discussed, and most easily understood, as one of an entire person’s movement and relocation: a journey from A to B and perhaps further letters, with concomitant processes of discovery and nostalgia, alienation and adaptation. It’s less simple, however, to articulate the disembodying nature of immigration: the sense of a […] Home Film Reviews Feb 16, 2026 2:20pm PT ‘Nina Roza’ Review: An Eerily Doubled, Intricately Mirrored and Deeply Moving Reflection on Immigrant Identity For a Bulgarian-born, Montreal-based art expert, an assignment to investigate a child prodigy in his home country cues a complex journey into self, in Geneviève Dulude-De Celles's sophisticated, highly rewarding second feature. By Guy Lodge Plus Icon Guy Lodge Film Critic @guylodge Latest ‘Nina Roza’ Review: An Eerily Doubled, Intricately Mirrored and Deeply Moving Reflection on Immigrant Identity 6 minutes ago ‘The Blood Countess’ Review: A Hilarious Isabelle Huppert Fully Puts the Vamp Into Vampire 2 hours ago ‘At the Sea’ Review: Amy Adams’ Commitment Can’t Save a Recovery Drama as Immediately Forgettable as Its Title 4 hours ago See All Best Friend Forever The immigrant experience is most often discussed, and most easily understood, as one of an entire person’s movement and relocation: a journey from A to B and perhaps further letters, with concomitant processes of discovery and nostalgia, alienation and adaptation. It’s less simple, however, to articulate the disembodying nature of immigration: the sense of a phantom self left behind, living the life that might have been, and uncannily confronting you when you return. A film of many subtle, tricky marvels, Geneviève Dulude-De Celles‘s slowly bewitching “Nina Roza” comes closer than many to conveying that strange, imprecise separation of the soul — through both lucidly expressed feeling, and artfully built narrative structure. Related Stories 'No Good Men' Review: Unexpected Berlinale Opener Finds Love in a Hopeless Patriarchy