Fantasy

Adventure

Family

The Legend of Ochi (2025)

Runtime: 95 min

Release date: 18/04/2025

Production countries: Finland, United States of America

Production companies: A24, Encyclopedia Pictura, Neighborhood Watch, Year of the Rat, AGBO, Access Entertainment, IPR.VC

Overview

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.

Isaiah Saxon

Director

Cast

Helena Zengel

as Yuri

Finn Wolfhard

as Petro

Willem Dafoe

as Maxim

Emily Watson

as Dasha

Razvan Stoica

as Ivan

Carol Bors

as Oleg

David Andrei Baltatu

as Gleb

Andrei Antoniu Anghel

as Vlad

Eduard Mihail Oancea

as Pavel

Tomas Otto Ghela

as Tudor

Eduard Ionut Cucu

as Edi

Stefan Burlacu

as Victor

Andreea Mustata

as Lady Cop

Gabriel Spahiu

as Dude Cop

Puiu-Mircea Lăscuș

as Drunk

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Earth Day - Official Promo

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Official Trailer

Video: YouTube
Duration: 02:25

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