In a remote village on the island of Carpathia, 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.

The Legend of Ochi (/ ˈ oʊ tʃ i /) is a 2025 American fantasy adventure film written and directed by Isaiah Saxon in his feature film debut. The film stars Helena Zengel, Finn Wolfhard, Emily Watson, and Willem Dafoe. It is scheduled to be released by A24 on April 25, 2025.

3 days ago · Produced by A24, “The Legend of Ochi,” brings the bountiful imagination and technical innovation of writer-director Isaiah Saxon into a larger canvas. Saxon, perhaps best known for directing ...

3 days ago · The Legend of Ochi opens in theaters April 25. This review is based on a screening at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. A tale of yearning, rebellion, and magical beings, Isaiah Saxon's The Legend ...

3 days ago · “The Legend of Ochi,” the rare A24 family film, is a charming throwback to adventure movies of the ‘80s like “The Neverending Story” and “The Dark Crystal,” complete with original puppetry that reportedly contains not an ounce of CGI manipulation. It’s one of those swift-moving tales of a girl on a quest, one that will give her a different view of the world than the one she’s ...

The Legend of Ochi gives free rein to writer-director Isaiah Saxon's remarkably imaginative narrative and visual palette, leveraging his well-regarded reputation directing music videos for the ...

The Legend of Ochi: Directed by Isaiah Saxon. With Helena Zengel, Finn Wolfhard, Emily Watson, Willem Dafoe. In a remote village on the island of Carpathia, a shy farm girl named Yuri is raised to fear an elusive animal species known as ochi.

3 days ago · A24’s almost-fantasy-adventure, almost-family-drama movie The Legend of Ochi, from writer-director Isaiah Saxon, follows in that vein. The creature in question is an ochi, an apelike animal ...

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Oct 16, 2024 · A24 has released the first trailer for 2riter and director Isaiah Saxon’s The Legend of Ochi, which stars Helena Zengel, Finn Wolfhard, Emily Watson, and Willem Dafoe.