From renowned animation auteur Michel Ocelot (KIRIKOU AND THE SORCERESS, AZUR & ASMAR) comes this gorgeous blending of history and fairytale. A hit at the Berlin Film Festival, the film extends the earlier shadow puppet style of Ocelot’s Princes and Princesses, with black silhouetted characters set off against exquisitely detailed Day-Glo backgrounds bursting with color and kaleidoscopic patterns.

The film weaves together six exotic fables each unfolding in a unique locale, from Tibet, to medieval Europe, an Aztec kingdom, the African plains, and even the Land of the Dead. In Ocelot’s storytelling, we are whisked off to enchanted lands full of dragons, werewolves, captive princesses, sorcerers, and enormous talking bees — and each fable ends with its own ironic twist.

“Instantly timeless… A triumph.” (Variety)

“An utterly gorgeous and magical film.” (The Oregonian)

“Michel Ocelot’s ravishing animation and magical storytelling is a delight from start to finish.” (Empire)

“Transcends the boundaries of animation! A worthy successor to Ocelot’s first four films.” (Cahiers du cinéma)

Recommended for Ages 6+.