Ronja, the Robber's Daughter

Ronja is the daughter of Mattis, the chief of a bandit clan that occupies a castle deep in the woods. As she grows older, she starts exploring the forest and encounters its many mysterious and magical inhabitants. She learns to survive on her own, though her parents sometimes step in to help. Everything shifts when she meets Birk, a boy her age, and their unexpected friendship begins to reshape her world.