The Legend of Ochi
Something else is out there.
2025 • 95 min • Family · Fantasy · Adventure
Synopsis
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.
Our family guide
Best from age 7- 100 Reviewers · 2 · 51%
- 61 Audience · 331 · 49%
A shy farm girl in a remote village is raised to fear the elusive ochi. When she finds a wounded baby ochi, she embarks on a quest to return it to its home. This is a fantastical adventure about overcoming prejudice and forming unlikely bonds.
- Violence & peril
- 3/10
- Language
- 1/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 0/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 0/10
- Scary moments
- 4/10
Heads up
- Some peril and chase scenes
- Characters face a creature that can bite
- Emotional moments involving a lost creature
What it models well
- Compassion for animals
- Overcoming prejudice
- Courage and determination
- Environmental awareness
Talk about it after
- Why are the villagers afraid of ochi?
- How does Yuri show courage?
- What can we learn from different creatures?
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Top billed cast
Director: Isaiah Saxon • Crew: Isaiah Saxon
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Reviewer notes
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersThe young “Yuri” (Helena Zengel) has been brought up to be very wary of, and to hunt ruthlessly, the Carpathian Ochi. These are red, gorilla-like, creatures that inhabit the forest high above the home she shares with her father (Willem Dafoe) and “Petro” (Finn Wolfhard).…
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersAn animal species known as the ochi have been attacking people, destroying crops, and causing general destruction to a remote village on the small island of Carpathia. Maxim (Willem Dafoe) has taken it upon himself to lead every young boy on the island to hunt and kill the ochi before their chaotic conduct ruins any more Carpathian livelihoods.…
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 6.1/10 (331)
- Age rating
- PG
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $10,000,000
- Box office
- $4,872,389
- IMDb
- tt8866456
- Official site
- a24films.com
