Fehérlófia AKA The Son of the White Mare [1981] by Marcell Jankovics

Son of the White Mare (Hungarian: Fehérlófia, lit. "Son of White Horse") is a 1981 Hungarian animated psychedelic fantasy adventure drama romance film directed by Marcell Jankovics. The story's main character is Fehérlófia (Son of the White Mare), who has superhuman powers. It is based on narrative poetry, under the same title, from László Arany and ancient Hunnic, Avaric and Hungarian legends, as a tribute to ancient steppe peoples. Animation historian Charles Solomon (who first saw it at an Academy screening in 1983) listed it, under the title The White Mare's Son, as one of the best animated films of the 1980s. The film, under the title The White Mare, premiered at the Los Angeles International Animation Celebration in September 1985. It soon became a cult classic whose followers include Disney animator Roger Allers (who hired Jankovics for Kingdom of the Sun, before eventually becoming The Emperor's New Groove, after he saw the film screened by Solomon via a bootleg copy) and Aeon Flux creator Peter Chung (who first saw it in 1984).