The Legend of Ochi
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The Legend of Ochi () is a 2025 American fantasy adventure film written and directed by Isaiah Saxon in his feature film debut and starring Helena Zengel, Finn Wolfhard, Emily Watson, and Willem Dafoe. It tells the story of a farm girl on a fictional Black Sea island who discovers a wounded baby primate-like creature and works to return it to its family while learning their language and avoiding a hunting party led by her father and her adopted brother. It was released in the United States by A24 in limited theaters on April 18, 2025 before a wide release on April 25. The film was met with positive reviews.
Infobox
Directed by
Isaiah Saxon
Written by
Isaiah Saxon
Produced by
mw- Richard Peete Traci Carlson Isaiah Saxon Jonathan Wang
Starring
Helena Zengel Finn Wolfhard Emily Watson Willem Dafoe
Cinematography
Evan Prosofsky
Edited by
Paul Rogers
Music by
David Longstreth
Productioncompanies
AGBO Neighborhood Watch Encyclopedia Pictura Year of the Rat
Distributed by
A24
Release dates
January 26, 2025 (2025-01-26) (Sundance) April 18, 2025 (2025-04-18) (United States)
Running time
95 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$10 million
Box office
$4.9 million
Tables
· Reception › Accolades
Sitges Film Festival
Sitges Film Festival
Award / Festival
Sitges Film Festival
Date of ceremony
19 October 2025
Category
Best Feature Film
Recipient(s)
The Legend of Ochi
Result
Pending
| Award / Festival | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | mw- Ref. |
| Sitges Film Festival | 19 October 2025 | Best Feature Film | The Legend of Ochi | Pending |
References
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- British Board of Film Classificationhttps://web.archive.org/web/20250411123013/https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/the-legend-of-ochi-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmdi1nte3
- Varietyhttps://variety.com/2025/film/box-office/sinners-lead-box-office-again-accountant-2-projections-1236376079/
- The Numbershttps://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Legend-of-Ochi-The-(2025)#tab=summary
- Box Office Mojohttps://web.archive.org/web/20250822162422/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl2802876417/
- Deadline Hollywoodhttps://deadline.com/2024/12/sundance-film-festival-lineup-2025-movies-1236200107/
- Deadline Hollywoodhttps://deadline.com/2021/11/a24-the-legend-of-ochi-isaiah-saxon-willem-dafoe-emily-watson-1234871081/
- TheWraphttps://www.thewrap.com/legend-of-ochi-willem-dafoe-emily-watson-a24/
- www.filmneweurope.comhttps://www.filmneweurope.com/news/romania-news/item/122725-willem-dafoe-and-emily-watson-film-the-legend-of-ochi-in-romania
- Romania Insiderhttps://www.romania-insider.com/legend-ochi-balea-nov-2021
- Xhttps://x.com/isaiah_saxon_/status/1846581747078861064
- Xhttps://x.com/isaiah_saxon_/status/1846584859898343654
- Deadline Hollywoodhttps://deadline.com/2025/01/sundance-legend-of-ochi-release-date-1236266357/
- A24https://x.com/A24/status/1907492756412575856
- AV Clubhttps://www.avclub.com/2025-film-preview-originals
- Rotten Tomatoeshttps://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_legend_of_ochi
- Metacritichttps://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-legend-of-ochi/
- RogerEbert.comhttps://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-legend-of-ochi-movie-review-2025
- The Legend of Ochihttps://variety.com/2025/film/reviews/the-legend-of-ochi-review-a24-isaiah-saxon-1236286814/
- The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/apr/16/the-legend-of-ochi-movie-review
- The Hollywood Reporterhttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/the-legend-of-ochi-review-willem-dafoe-finn-wolfhard-helena-zengel-1236115716/
- The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/movies/the-legend-of-ochi-review.html
- IndieWirehttps://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/the-legend-of-ochi-review-1235088531/
- Vulturehttps://www.vulture.com/article/the-legend-of-ochi-review-we-have-good-news-and-bad-news.html
- Little White Lieshttps://lwlies.com/reviews/the-legend-of-ochi
- Empirehttps://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/the-legend-of-ochi/
- Screen Ranthttps://screenrant.com/the-legend-of-ochi-movie-review/
- Sitges Film Festivalhttps://web.archive.org/web/20250914210743/https://sitgesfilmfestival.com/en/noticies/we-complete-2025-line-guillermo-toro-yorgos-lanthimos-park-chan-wook-carmen-maura-and