EO

       This is a remarkable new film co-written and directed by Jerzy Skolimowski. The film's lead is a donkey named EO, who after being separated from his circus trainer, Kasandra, embarks on a journey of trials and tribulations.  This is, in no way a "Disney" film but rather real life through the eyes of EO.

       The film has minimal dialog as EO moves through a series of various encounters with humans that takes him from Poland to Italy. Along the way, there is both cruelty and kindness. The film is heartbreaking in its' realism how people can treat animals. It also has an hallucinatory effect at times with unexplained elements.

       You can't help but fall in love with EO from the beginning. He has the most soulful and intelligent eyes (he's actually played by five different donkeys). The only human actor you may recognize is Isabelle Huppert in a surprising and odd cameo. 

       Mr. Skolimowski doesn't shy away from a happy ending, but EO's journey is memorable in so many ways, you will think of him long after the film ends.