Director: David Zellner, Nathan Zellner
Riley Keough and Jesse Eisenberg disappear so completely into fur and prosthetics that the opening minutes give no hint who is playing what. Sasquatch Sunset follows one mythical family through four seasons in the Pacific Northwest wilderness, told almost entirely without dialogue.
What is Sasquatch Sunset about?
The film tracks a small band of Sasquatch as the year turns from spring to spring again, following how they forage, fight, mate, and mourn without a single line of translated speech. Rather than building toward a twist or a rescue, the story simply observes: it watches how the group responds when a mate goes missing, when younger members test their independence, and when the surrounding forest quietly changes around them. The rhythm favors patient, wordless scenes over conventional plot beats, closer to a nature study than a typical creature feature.
Cast & crew
Riley Keough and Jesse Eisenberg lead the family under heavy prosthetic makeup alongside Nathan Zellner, who co-directs with his brother David Zellner and also performs on screen. Christophe Zajac-Denek rounds out the group as the youngest member. None of the four speak conventional English in character; every performance is physical, built from posture, grunts, and reaction rather than dialogue.
Context & significance
David and Nathan Zellner, the American filmmaking brothers behind Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter, wrote and directed Sasquatch Sunset together, with Nathan also acting in full costume. The 2024 release blends broad physical comedy with a genuinely tender look at family survival, and its 88-minute runtime keeps the wordless format from overstaying. Critics were split on the experiment, though the makeup and creature work drew consistent praise; it currently sits at 5.5 on IMDb.
Where & how to watch
Sasquatch Sunset is available to stream on K-Time with a free account login, alongside a Persian-dubbed track and Farsi subtitles for viewers who prefer the film in their own language. This page itself is free to browse without signing in; only watching the title requires an account, part of K-Time's Farsi-first experience built for the Iranian diaspora.