Jerzy Skolimowski, Poland/Italy
2022 Drama 1h 28m, R13 violence, animal cruelty, offensive language & content that may disturb
IMDB: 6.7 RT: 96% / 65%
“Veteran director Jerzy Skolimowski returns in triumphant form with this lovely tale of animal life. Sometimes harsh, sometimes sweet, always beautiful, EO tells the story of a donkey and its journey through a world dominated by humans.
EO is an homage to Robert Bresson’s masterpiece Au hasard Balthazar. Though their methods are different, Bresson and Skolimowski both use their animal protagonists as litmus tests for humanity, with their varying treatments showing the best and the worst in us.
Where Bresson is austere and suggestive, Skolimowski is emotive and lyrical; this is a wonderfully moving film.”
– Vancouver International Film Festival 2022
