Sindbad moves at its own pace, which means the first half, watching him leave home and meet Sana, feels loose and meandering instead of urgent. The film finds its rhythm once the flying horse lifts off, and from there it's pure adventure: a girl with a secret, a sailor with nothing to lose, a sky full of islands that shouldn't exist. The character designs are clean and warm, the tone never turns cynical, and there's a real gentleness to how it treats friendship and belonging that lingers after the credits.

Sinbad, the sailor known from the One Thousand and One Nights tales, longs to set out on a voyage to a world no one has seen. Together with his pet monkey Mimi, he comes across Sana, a girl who rides a wooden horse that can fly through the air. Soon after their meeting, the wind changes. The film is an adventure drama built on the Arabian Nights legend.