The Legend of Ochi
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Short description
The Legend of Ochi is a family fantasy adventure set on a remote island called Carpathia. The story follows a young girl named Yuri who grew up fearing the ochi, a mysterious species of forest creatures. After discovering a lost and injured baby ochi, Yuri ignores the warnings she was taught and leaves her home to return the animal to its family.
Directed and written by Isaiah Saxon, the film features a cast including Helena Zengel, Willem Dafoe, Emily Watson, Finn Wolfhard, Carol Bors, and Andrei Antoniu Anghel. It was produced by companies including A24, Access Entertainment, AGBO, and IPR.VC. With a budget of 10 million USD, the movie earned 5 million USD at the worldwide box office.
The film has received mixed to positive reception from viewers and professionals. It holds a rating of 5.8/10 on IMDb based on 9,000 votes and 6.1/10 on TMDB from 348 votes. Film critics gave the movie a slightly higher rating of 6.5/10 across 139 reviews.
What's left behind the scenes
- Director and screenwriter Isaiah Saxon developed the concept of the очи (their appearance and the world in general) for two years. During this time, Saxon managed to assemble a team of specialists who subsequently worked on creating the puppets and special effects, and also gained experience working with specialized computer programs.
- Some scenes were filmed in Romania, in the mountains where the main character was supposed to live. The weather was sunny, but Saxon wanted Dasha’s house to look gloomy and menacing, so they filmed on sunny days when the house was in shadow.
- The film was originally scheduled for release on February 28, 2025, but in January, its release was postponed to April 18 after director and screenwriter Isaiah Saxon lost his home in the California wildfires.
- Just before filming in the Carpathian Mountains, some locations had to be rebuilt because they had been visited by bears. The sets were made of polystyrene foam, which the predators had gnawed on. According to the script, Dasha (Emily Watson) lives in a house on top of a mountain. Throughout the filming period, colored strobe lights and loud music had to be turned on at night on the roof of the house to scare away predators.
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