Date

May 16 - 29 2025

THE LEGEND OF OCHI

In a remote island village a shy farm girl named Yuri is raised to fear an elusive animal species known as ochi. But when Yuri discovers a wounded baby ochi has been left behind, she escapes on a quest to bring him home.

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SYNOPSIS

From writer-director Isaiah Saxon, making his feature-filmmaking debut, comes a story of love, longing, and acceptance centering on a teenage girl who befriends a mysterious forest creature she encounters in the woods.

The Legend of Ochi follows Yuri (Helena Zengel), a teenager from a remote island known as Carpathia. Raised by a loving and comically militant father (Willem Dafoe), she is taught to fear and hunt the mythical species known as the Ochi. But when Yuri, closed-off and misunderstood, encounters a baby ochi, wounded and alone, she finds an inexplicable sense of kinship. Rebelling against the rules of her father and her world, she runs away from home and embarks on a quest to reunite the creature with its family.

Official Website

Director
Isaiah Saxon
WITH

Helena Zengel, Finn Wolfhard, Emily Watson, Willem Dafoe

Run Time

1 hour, 36 minutes

Released

April 25, 2025

Distributor

A24

HEARING AND VISUAL ASSISTANCE

Assisted Listening

Country

United States

SUBTITLES

None

Rated PG

for violent content, a bloody image, smoking, thematic elements and some language

REVIEWS

“A family film made by flesh-and-blood people in an era when computers are doing so much of the work.”

Brian Tallerico

RogerEbert.com

“Music-video director Isaiah Saxon’s feature debut sometimes wobbles when balancing its impish sense of humour with darker tone, but ultimately, the picture’s peculiarity becomes part of its charm — as difficult to resist as that adorable titular critter.”

Tim Grierson

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